Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Ronkonkoma Eviction Risk: High
Tract 36103158502 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,698
Tract 36103158502 sits in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.4/10. Population here is 3,698. Against the Suffolk County average of 6.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,499
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$83,853
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Ronkonkoma and the region
Centroid at 40.8332, -73.1038 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Ronkonkoma scores 8.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,695 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
6.0
How Lake Ronkonkoma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Ronkonkoma
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.6/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,695, 22% below the Lake Ronkonkoma average.
On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10.
47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Suffolk County average of 51.3%. On the national scale it lands near the 93rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $83,853.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36103158502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158502?
Census tract 36103158502 in Lake Ronkonkoma scores 8.4/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36103158502?
Median gross rent is $1,695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103158502?
11.0% of residents in tract 36103158502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,698.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103158502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 83th, minority 53th, housing 91th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103158502 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103158502 compare to Lake Ronkonkoma overall?
Tract 36103158502 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Ronkonkoma at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Ronkonkoma
Top eight tracts in Lake Ronkonkoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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