Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Ronkonkoma Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36103158609 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,830
Here is how census tract 36103158609, in Lake Ronkonkoma, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,830. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,604 a month while the average household earns $104,978 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$104,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Ronkonkoma and the region
Centroid at 40.8171, -73.1008 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Ronkonkoma scores 3.6
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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,604 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 9.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Ronkonkoma
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Lake Ronkonkoma, 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 in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 36103158609
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158609?
Census tract 36103158609 in Lake Ronkonkoma scores 3.6/10 (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 average rent in tract 36103158609?
Median gross rent is $2,604/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103158609?
3.9% of residents in tract 36103158609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,830.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103158609?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 6th, minority 36th, housing 14th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103158609 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103158609 compare to Lake Ronkonkoma overall?
Tract 36103158609 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Ronkonkoma at 8.3/10. 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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