Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029010807 · Erie County, NY · pop 5,047
36029010807 is a census tract in Cheektowaga, NY. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,047 residents. Cost burden runs 30% here against 44.6% across Erie County.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,356
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$71,458
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region
Centroid at 42.8658, -78.7249 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cheektowaga scores 6
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,080 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: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga
The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.3/10. On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. It sits 0.8 points below the Erie County average of 6.8.
Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4/10. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler.
Average gross rent is $1,080, close to the Cheektowaga average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $71,458.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029010807
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010807?
Census tract 36029010807 in Cheektowaga scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 36029010807?
Median gross rent is $1,080/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010807?
9.3% of residents in tract 36029010807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 35th, minority 26th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029010807 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029010807 compare to Cheektowaga overall?
Tract 36029010807 scores 6/10, right in line with 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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