Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Mastic Beach Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36103159516 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 6,121
For landlords sizing up Mastic Beach in Suffolk County, census tract 36103159516 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 64% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,271 a month against an average household income of $118,462 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,125
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$118,462
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mastic Beach and the region
Centroid at 40.7628, -72.8400 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mastic Beach scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mastic Beach
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$2,271 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mastic Beach
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mastic Beach
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mastic Beach
8.9
How Mastic Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.0%Food insecurity
- 16.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mastic Beach
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Mastic Beach, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 36103159516
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103159516?
Census tract 36103159516 in Mastic Beach 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 36103159516?
Median gross rent is $2,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103159516?
19.2% of residents in tract 36103159516 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,121.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103159516?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 73th, minority 43th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103159516 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.6% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103159516 compare to Mastic Beach overall?
Tract 36103159516 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Mastic Beach at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mastic Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mastic Beach
Top eight tracts in Mastic Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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