Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029010804 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,477

Tract 36029010804, home to 4,477 residents in Cheektowaga in Erie County, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,076 monthly, set against $78,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 13% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,943

Renter share21.4%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate6.5%

Median income$78,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.8884, -78.7208 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 4.6

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

6.5% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$1,076 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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: 36

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

29%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
6%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
26.7%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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36029010804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010804?

Census tract 36029010804 in Cheektowaga scores 4.6/10 (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 36029010804?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010804?

6.5% of residents in tract 36029010804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,477.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 33th, minority 6th, housing 70th.

What share of households in tract 36029010804 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010804 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010804 scores 4.6/10, 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.