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Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally

Commack Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103135103 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,887

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 36103135103 in Commack in Suffolk County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,887 residents. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $186,250 a year. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 1% Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,454
Renter share2.1%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$186,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In Commack
Very Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#355 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#5,255 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#78,212 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Commack and the region

Centroid at 40.8571, -73.2558 · click any tract to drill in

Why Commack scores 1.6

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
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 1.61.6This tracttract 135103Commack: 8.58.5Commackparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

The heaviest input here 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 2nd 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 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% 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 36103135103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103135103?

Census tract 36103135103 in Commack scores 1.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 36103135103?

1.0% of residents in tract 36103135103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,887.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103135103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 33th, minority 25th, housing 1th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 36103135103 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 36103135103 compare to Commack overall?

Tract 36103135103 scores 1.6/10, 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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