Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Elma Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36029014102 · Erie County, NY · pop 5,605 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Elma Center
Here is how census tract 36029014102, in Elma Center, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,605. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,283 a month while the average household earns $120,313 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,099
Renter share15.2%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$120,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elma Center and the region
Centroid at 42.8224, -78.6737 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elma Center scores 1.9
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
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,283 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 13.6%Frequent mental distress
- 21.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elma Center
The score leans hardest on 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 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 35th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029014102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029014102?
Census tract 36029014102 in Elma Center scores 1.9/10 (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 36029014102?
Median gross rent is $1,283/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029014102?
2.1% of residents in tract 36029014102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,605.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029014102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 56th, minority 1th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029014102 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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 36029014102 compare to Elma Center overall?
Tract 36029014102 scores 1.9/10, 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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