Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Riverhead Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36103169800 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 6,769
Census tract 36103169800 runs through Riverhead. With 6,769 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,340 a month while the average household earns $87,708 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,107
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$87,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Riverhead and the region
Centroid at 40.9251, -72.6694 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverhead scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Riverhead
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,340 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Riverhead
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Riverhead
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Riverhead
6.9
How Riverhead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 24.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.4%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 14.1%Transit barriers
- 19.0%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverhead
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Riverhead, 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% 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 36103169800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103169800?
Census tract 36103169800 in Riverhead scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 36103169800?
Median gross rent is $2,340/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103169800?
11.9% of residents in tract 36103169800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,769.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103169800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 83th, minority 77th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103169800 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.8% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103169800 compare to Riverhead overall?
Tract 36103169800 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Riverhead at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riverhead; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Riverhead
Top eight tracts in Riverhead ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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