Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Highland-on-the-Lake Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029015402 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,500 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Highland-on-the-Lake
How risky is Highland-on-the-Lake for landlords? Census tract 36029015402 scores 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #62,801 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $936 monthly, set against $68,732 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,949
Renter share18.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$68,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland-on-the-Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.6778, -78.9947 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland-on-the-Lake scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$936 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
4.7
How Highland-on-the-Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 11%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland-on-the-Lake
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Highland-on-the-Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% 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 36029015402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029015402?
Census tract 36029015402 in Highland-on-the-Lake scores 6.3/10 (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 36029015402?
Median gross rent is $936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029015402?
9.9% of residents in tract 36029015402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,500.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029015402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 48th, minority 11th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029015402 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029015402 compare to Highland-on-the-Lake overall?
Tract 36029015402 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Highland-on-the-Lake at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland-on-the-Lake
Top eight tracts in Highland-on-the-Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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