Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
West Islip Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36103147001 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 4,635
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 36103147001 in West Islip ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,635 residents. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 100% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,223 monthly, set against $155,179 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,430
Renter share4.0%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$155,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Islip and the region
Centroid at 40.7037, -73.2837 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Islip scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,223 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 5.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 22.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Islip
What moves this score most is 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 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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 36103147001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103147001?
Census tract 36103147001 in West Islip scores 1.4/10 (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 36103147001?
Median gross rent is $2,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 100% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103147001?
3.8% of residents in tract 36103147001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,635.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103147001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 4th, minority 8th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103147001 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103147001 compare to West Islip overall?
Tract 36103147001 scores 1.4/10, 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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