Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Medford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36103159108 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 7,282
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 36103159108 in Medford in Suffolk County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 7,282 residents. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,200 a month while the average household earns $137,691 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,343
Renter share6.4%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$137,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Medford and the region
Centroid at 40.8088, -72.9741 · click any tract to drill in
Why Medford scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Medford
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,200 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Medford
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Medford
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Medford
6.1
How Medford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Medford
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Medford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Suffolk County average of 5.6 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36103159108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103159108?
Census tract 36103159108 in Medford scores 2.1/10 (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 36103159108?
Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103159108?
2.6% of residents in tract 36103159108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,282.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103159108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 43th, minority 49th, housing 21th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103159108 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103159108 compare to Medford overall?
Tract 36103159108 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Medford at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Medford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Medford
Top eight tracts in Medford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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