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Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Copiague Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36103123801 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,247

Tract 36103123801 sits in Copiague, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. Population here is 4,247. 44% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 4% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,594
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$135,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Copiague
Very Low
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#187 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Moderate
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#3,823 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#17,132 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Copiague and the region

Centroid at 40.6571, -73.3984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Copiague scores 6.2

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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$3,146 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 / state6.2This tracttract 1238016.6Copiagueparent city6.3Countyavg tract in county7.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

Average gross rent is $3,146, 43% above the Copiague average. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.3/10. Against Suffolk County at 51.3%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. The voucher gap is 21.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Food insecurity runs 9.8% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 7.4% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10.

Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36103123801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103123801?

Census tract 36103123801 in Copiague scores 6.2/10 (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 36103123801?

Median gross rent is $3,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103123801?

5.2% of residents in tract 36103123801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,247.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103123801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 29th, minority 34th, housing 31th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103123801 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103123801 compare to Copiague overall?

Tract 36103123801 scores 6.2/10, lower 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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