Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029010809 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,894

Here is how census tract 36029010809, in Cheektowaga eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,894. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $974 a month against an average household income of $92,250 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 1% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,238

Renter share4.0%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate1.1%

Median income$92,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.8757, -78.7299 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 4.2

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

1.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$974 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 14

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

7%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
18%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.

7.8%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
4.1%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
21.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga

What moves this score most 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 about the same as 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 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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 36029010809

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010809?

Census tract 36029010809 in Cheektowaga scores 4.2/10 (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 36029010809?

Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010809?

1.1% of residents in tract 36029010809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,894.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010809?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 68th, minority 10th, housing 18th.

What share of households in tract 36029010809 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010809 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010809 scores 4.2/10, 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.