9 census tracts · pop 53,707 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.5–8.4
Stearns Park spans 9 census tracts of Freeport, NY and houses 53,707 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.5 to 8.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households.
At $1,622 a month, rents sit 22% under what the rest of Freeport commands. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $138,629, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
9 tracts · population-weighted
Stearns Park vs FreeportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stearns Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.9%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
24.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stearns Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stearns Park?
Stearns Park scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 9 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Stearns Park compare to Freeport overall?
Stearns Park scores 0.5 points lower than Freeport overall (7/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,622 vs $2,077.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stearns Park?
Average gross rent in Stearns Park is $1,622/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stearns Park residents are renters?
20% of Stearns Park households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Freeport). The neighborhood has 53,707 residents.
Q5
Is Stearns Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Stearns Park sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Stearns Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stearns Park is census tract 36059414202 (score 8.4/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 8.4, a spread of 2.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Stearns Park for landlords?
Stearns Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Freeport as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Stearns Park?
Stearns Park has 53,163 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Hispanic / Latino (31.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
