Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

Upper West Side Eviction Risk: High , Buffalo

Tract 36029017100 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,484 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 36029017100 belongs to the Upper West Side area of Buffalo, New York. It is home to 4,484 residents and scores 7.4/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,009 a month while the average household earns $33,010 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 37% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,651

Renter share76.1%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate39.0%

Median income$33,010

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Centroid at 42.9287, -78.8941 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper West Side scores 9.1

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

39.0% poverty · this tract

9.7

Supply constraint

$1,009 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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 Upper West Side compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

89%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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.

1%Grade A
1%Grade B
49%Grade C
0%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 Upper West Side. 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.

29.1%Housing insecurity
20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
38.5%Food insecurity
40.5%SNAP enrollment
21.0%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
23.2%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Upper West Side

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 29.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 36029017100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029017100?

Census tract 36029017100 in the Upper West Side neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 36029017100?

Median gross rent is $1,009/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029017100?

39.0% of residents in tract 36029017100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,484.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029017100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 85th, minority 74th, housing 88th.

Is tract 36029017100 considered part of Upper West Side?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36029017100 fall within Upper West Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36029017100 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.1% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029017100 compare to Buffalo overall?

Tract 36029017100 scores 9.1/10, 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 36029017100 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. 0% 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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