Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029010103 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,889

In Cheektowaga, census tract 36029010103 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #42,888 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $957 a month while the average household earns $80,158 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 13% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,921

Renter share17.8%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$80,158

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.9409, -78.7602 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$957 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.4

How Cheektowaga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

29%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

11.0%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
22.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cheektowaga eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Erie County average of 6.1 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029010103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010103?

Census tract 36029010103 in Cheektowaga scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36029010103?

Median gross rent is $957/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010103?

8.1% of residents in tract 36029010103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,889.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 6th, minority 32th, housing 17th.

What share of households in tract 36029010103 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010103 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010103 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Cheektowaga at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cheektowaga eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cheektowaga

Top eight tracts in Cheektowaga ranked by composite eviction-risk score.