Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

West Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029011800 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,790

In West Seneca in Erie County, census tract 36029011800 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,091 a month while the average household earns $73,768 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 13% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,609

Renter share22.4%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate15.6%

Median income$73,768

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Seneca and the region

Centroid at 42.8374, -78.7343 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Seneca scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Seneca

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

15.6% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,091 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Seneca

4.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Seneca

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Seneca

4.6

How West Seneca compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

36%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
22%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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
25.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Seneca

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.3/10. 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 West Seneca 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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 36029011800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029011800?

Census tract 36029011800 in West Seneca scores 5.2/10 (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 36029011800?

Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029011800?

15.6% of residents in tract 36029011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,790.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029011800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 26th, minority 12th, housing 22th.

What share of households in tract 36029011800 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029011800 compare to West Seneca overall?

Tract 36029011800 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Seneca at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Seneca eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Seneca

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