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Census Tract · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Copiague Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36103123703 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,577

Census tract 36103123703 covers part of Copiague, NY, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,577 residents. The severe-burden share is 63%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 4% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,129
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$89,201

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Copiague
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#68 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
High
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#3,239 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11,153 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Copiague and the region

Centroid at 40.6733, -73.4008 · click any tract to drill in

Why Copiague scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Copiague
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,107 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Copiague
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Copiague
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Copiague
6.2

How Copiague compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Copiague risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 1237036.6Copiagueparent city6.3Countyavg tract in county7.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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 Copiague

83% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Suffolk County average of 51.3%. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.2/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Food insecurity runs 29.4% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Suffolk County average of 6.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Housing insecurity runs 23.2% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.5/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $2,107, close to the Copiague average.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $89,201.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103123703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103123703?

Census tract 36103123703 in Copiague scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 36103123703?

Median gross rent is $2,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103123703?

4.7% of residents in tract 36103123703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,577.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103123703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 76th, minority 72th, housing 22th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103123703 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103123703 compare to Copiague overall?

Tract 36103123703 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Copiague at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Copiague; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Copiague

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

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