Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Riverhead Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36103169904 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 1,437
Riverhead is where census tract 36103169904 sits, home to 1,437 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #14,960 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,388 monthly, set against $54,643 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units636
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$54,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Riverhead and the region
Centroid at 40.9260, -72.6387 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverhead scores 5.5
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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,388 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.4%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverhead
The score leans hardest on 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 24th 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.
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 36103169904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103169904?
Census tract 36103169904 in Riverhead scores 5.5/10 (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 36103169904?
Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103169904?
13.4% of residents in tract 36103169904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,437.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103169904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 8th, minority 45th, housing 18th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103169904 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103169904 compare to Riverhead overall?
Tract 36103169904 scores 5.5/10, 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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