Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Lackawanna Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029012502 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,382
Here is how census tract 36029012502, in Lackawanna, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,382. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $905 a month against an average household income of $66,042 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units902
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$66,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lackawanna and the region
Centroid at 42.8109, -78.8012 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lackawanna scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lackawanna
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$905 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lackawanna
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lackawanna
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lackawanna
7.5
How Lackawanna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lackawanna
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Lackawanna, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 36029012502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029012502?
Census tract 36029012502 in Lackawanna scores 6.5/10 (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 36029012502?
Median gross rent is $905/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029012502?
8.9% of residents in tract 36029012502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,382.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029012502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 69th, minority 21th, housing 46th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029012502 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029012502 compare to Lackawanna overall?
Tract 36029012502 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lackawanna at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lackawanna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lackawanna
Top eight tracts in Lackawanna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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