Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Smithtown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36103134909 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,397 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Smithtown
Smithtown in Suffolk County is where census tract 36103134909 sits, home to 4,397 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,284 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,435 monthly, set against $155,776 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,358
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$155,776
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smithtown and the region
Centroid at 40.8507, -73.2024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smithtown scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,435 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
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 18th 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 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% 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 36103134909
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103134909?
Census tract 36103134909 in Smithtown scores 1.8/10 (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 36103134909?
Median gross rent is $2,435/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103134909?
3.2% of residents in tract 36103134909 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,397.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103134909?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 14th, minority 29th, housing 54th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103134909 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103134909 compare to Smithtown overall?
Tract 36103134909 scores 1.8/10, 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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