Census Tract · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Babylon Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36103124302 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,510

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 36103124302 in West Babylon, NY reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,510. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 17% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,914

Renter share39.3%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$125,091

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Babylon and the region

Centroid at 40.7013, -73.3515 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Babylon scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Babylon

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,674 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Babylon

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Babylon

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Babylon

5.3

How West Babylon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

42%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
89%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
28.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Babylon

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.5/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Average gross rent is $1,674, 25% below the West Babylon average.

Cost burden runs 58% here against 51.3% across Suffolk County. Running hot, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $125,091, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Suffolk County average of 6.3 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103124302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103124302?

Census tract 36103124302 in West Babylon scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36103124302?

Median gross rent is $1,674/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103124302?

8.1% of residents in tract 36103124302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,510.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103124302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 83th, minority 35th, housing 89th.

What share of households in tract 36103124302 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36103124302 compare to West Babylon overall?

Tract 36103124302 scores 6.7/10, right in line with the parent city of West Babylon at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Babylon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Babylon

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