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Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Selden Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103158513 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 2,781 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Selden

With a score of 6.1/10, tract 36103158513 in Selden in Suffolk County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,781 residents. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $123,730 a year. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units834
Renter share4.6%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$123,730

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Selden
Moderate
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#139 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Elevated
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#4,633 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Selden and the region

Centroid at 40.8546, -73.0563 · click any tract to drill in

Why Selden scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Selden
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Selden
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Selden
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Selden
6.5

How Selden compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Selden risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 158513Selden: 8.18.1Seldenparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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 Selden

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 Selden, 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 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 36103158513

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158513?

Census tract 36103158513 in Selden scores 3.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 36103158513?

7.7% of residents in tract 36103158513 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,781.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103158513?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 69th, minority 54th, housing 32th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 36103158513 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 36103158513 compare to Selden overall?

Tract 36103158513 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Selden at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Selden; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Selden

Top eight tracts in Selden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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