Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Elma Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36029014101 · Erie County, NY · pop 6,087 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Elma Center
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 36029014101 (Elma Center in Erie County, New York) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #48,948 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,309 a month against an average household income of $100,169 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,424
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$100,169
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elma Center and the region
Centroid at 42.8290, -78.6133 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elma Center scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elma Center
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,309 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elma Center
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elma Center
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elma Center
4.2
How Elma Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 5.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elma Center
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 Elma Center, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 36029014101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029014101?
Census tract 36029014101 in Elma Center scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 36029014101?
Median gross rent is $1,309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029014101?
3.1% of residents in tract 36029014101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,087.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029014101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 9th, minority 4th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029014101 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029014101 compare to Elma Center overall?
Tract 36029014101 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Elma Center at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elma Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elma Center
Top eight tracts in Elma Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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