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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Commack Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103135102 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,750

Here is how census tract 36103135102, in Commack eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,750. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,244 a month while the average household earns $164,615 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 6% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,476
Renter share13.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$164,615

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 10 tracts In Commack
High
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#299 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#5,103 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Commack and the region

Centroid at 40.8591, -73.2722 · click any tract to drill in

Why Commack scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Commack
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,244 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Commack
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Commack
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Commack
5.6

How Commack compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Commack risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 135102Commack: 8.58.5Commackparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Commack

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Commack eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Suffolk County average of 5.6 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 36103135102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103135102?

Census tract 36103135102 in Commack scores 2/10 (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 36103135102?

Median gross rent is $2,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103135102?

7.4% of residents in tract 36103135102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,750.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103135102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 10th, minority 25th, housing 40th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103135102 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103135102 compare to Commack overall?

Tract 36103135102 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Commack at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Commack eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Commack

Top eight tracts in Commack ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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