Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Smithtown Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103135500 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,695 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Smithtown

Here is how census tract 36103135500, in Smithtown, looks to a landlord: a 4.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,695. It lands near the 25th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $154,167 a year. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.1

Lower

Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 5% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,670

Renter share5.0%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate7.0%

Median income$154,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Smithtown and the region

Centroid at 40.8375, -73.2433 · click any tract to drill in

Why Smithtown scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Smithtown

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

7.0% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Smithtown

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Smithtown

3.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Smithtown

5.3

How Smithtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

12%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation

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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
24.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Smithtown

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.8/10. 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 Smithtown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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 7.7% 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 36103135500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103135500?

Census tract 36103135500 in Smithtown scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103135500?

7.0% of residents in tract 36103135500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,695.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103135500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 10th, minority 30th, housing 18th.

What share of households in tract 36103135500 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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.

How does tract 36103135500 compare to Smithtown overall?

Tract 36103135500 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Smithtown at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smithtown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Smithtown

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