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Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

West Amityville Eviction Risk: Lower , East Massapequa

Tract 36059521802 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,847 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 36059521802 covers the West Amityville neighborhood of East Massapequa in New York. Home to 3,847 residents, it scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #42,914 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,621 a month while the average household earns $168,750 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 3% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,231
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate0.8%
Median income$168,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In West Amityville
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In East Massapequa
Elevated
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#241 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#5,295 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Massapequa and the region

Centroid at 40.6727, -73.4424 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Amityville scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Massapequa
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
0.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,621 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Massapequa
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Massapequa
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Massapequa
2.3

How West Amityville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Amityville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.51.5This tracttract 521802East Massapequa: 8.48.4East Massapequaparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Amityville. 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 Amityville

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 East Massapequa, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Nassau County average of 5.5 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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 36059521802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059521802?

Census tract 36059521802 in the West Amityville neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 36059521802?

Median gross rent is $2,621/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059521802?

0.8% of residents in tract 36059521802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,847.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059521802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 7th, minority 22th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 36059521802 considered part of West Amityville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059521802 fall within West Amityville (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36059521802 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 36059521802 compare to East Massapequa overall?

Tract 36059521802 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of East Massapequa at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Massapequa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Massapequa

Top eight tracts in East Massapequa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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