Within parent city
9
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36029010804 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,477
Tract 36029010804 sits in Cheektowaga eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It is home to 4,477 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10.
Risk score
5.5
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.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region
Centroid at 42.8884, -78.7208 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cheektowaga scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.3 points below the Erie County average of 6.8.
Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. 39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Erie County average of 44.6%. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 21% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $78,750, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points cooler. Average gross rent is $1,076, close to the Cheektowaga average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029010804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010804?
Census tract 36029010804 in Cheektowaga scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How does tract 36029010804 compare to Cheektowaga overall?
Tract 36029010804 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Cheektowaga at 6.2/10. 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.
Tract · NY
36029010102
7.6
/ 10 · High
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36029010300
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
Kensington
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010400
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010700
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010101
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Kaisertown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Kensington
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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