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Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

West Islip Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103146901 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 5,187

For landlords sizing up West Islip in Suffolk County, census tract 36103146901 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,583 a month against an average household income of $180,000 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,760
Renter share4.3%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$180,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In West Islip
Very Low
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#377 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#5,352 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#80,791 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Islip and the region

Centroid at 40.7028, -73.3000 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Islip scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Islip
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,583 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Islip
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Islip
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Islip
4.7

How West Islip compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Islip risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 146901West Islip: 8.18.1West Islipparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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 West Islip

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.4/10. 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 West Islip eviction risk, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103146901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103146901?

Census tract 36103146901 in West Islip scores 1.3/10 (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 36103146901?

Median gross rent is $1,583/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103146901?

2.1% of residents in tract 36103146901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,187.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103146901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 8th, minority 26th, housing 4th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103146901 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103146901 compare to West Islip overall?

Tract 36103146901 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of West Islip at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Islip 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 Islip

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

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