Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
West Babylon Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36103124401 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,419
With a score of 7/10, tract 36103124401 in West Babylon, NY reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,419 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.3/10.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,366
Renter share49.4%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$116,319
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Babylon and the region
Centroid at 40.6839, -73.3446 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Babylon scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,547 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Babylon
The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Against Suffolk County at 51.3%, 57% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.2/10.
Average gross rent is $2,547, 14% above the West Babylon average. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally. Against the Suffolk County average of 6.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $116,319.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36103124401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103124401?
Census tract 36103124401 in West Babylon scores 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36103124401?
Median gross rent is $2,547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103124401?
9.3% of residents in tract 36103124401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,419.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103124401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 27th, minority 17th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103124401 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 36103124401 compare to West Babylon overall?
Tract 36103124401 scores 7/10, higher than 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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