Neighborhood · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally

Seneca Babcock Eviction Risk: High , Buffalo

Tract 36029016300 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,040 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Seneca Babcock area of Buffalo anchors census tract 36029016300, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $949 monthly, set against $33,618 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 38% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units992

Renter share64.5%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate26.7%

Median income$33,618

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Centroid at 42.8708, -78.8302 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seneca Babcock scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Buffalo

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

26.7% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$949 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

How Seneca Babcock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

92%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
31%Grade C
3%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Seneca Babcock. 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.

24.4%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
35.2%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
21.4%Frequent mental distress
35.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seneca Babcock

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 Buffalo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Erie County average of 6.1 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029016300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029016300?

Census tract 36029016300 in the Seneca Babcock neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High 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 36029016300?

Median gross rent is $949/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029016300?

26.7% of residents in tract 36029016300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,040.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029016300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 60th, minority 41th, housing 36th.

Is tract 36029016300 considered part of Seneca Babcock?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36029016300 fall within Seneca Babcock (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36029016300 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.4% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029016300 compare to Buffalo overall?

Tract 36029016300 scores 8.7/10, lower than the parent city of Buffalo at 9.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buffalo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36029016300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 3% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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