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Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Smithtown Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103134908 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,120

Eviction risk in Smithtown centers on tract 36103134908, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,120 residents. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,396 a month against an average household income of $207,870 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 4% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share10.3%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$207,870

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Smithtown
Elevated
Within county
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#319 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Very Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#5,142 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Smithtown and the region

Centroid at 40.8767, -73.1850 · click any tract to drill in

Why Smithtown scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Smithtown
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,396 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smithtown
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smithtown
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smithtown
5.3

How Smithtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Smithtown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 134908Smithtown: 8.38.3Smithtownparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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 Smithtown

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.8/10. 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 Smithtown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% 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 36103134908

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103134908?

Census tract 36103134908 in Smithtown scores 1.9/10 (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 36103134908?

Median gross rent is $2,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103134908?

3.5% of residents in tract 36103134908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,120.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103134908?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 8th, minority 24th, housing 24th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103134908 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103134908 compare to Smithtown overall?

Tract 36103134908 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Smithtown at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smithtown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Smithtown

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

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