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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

West Babylon Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103122901 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 6,271

Census tract 36103122901 runs through West Babylon. With 6,271 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,360 monthly, set against $141,477 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,913
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$141,477

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In West Babylon
Very Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#246 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#4,968 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Babylon and the region

Centroid at 40.7221, -73.3693 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Babylon scores 2.3

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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,360 rent vs county FMR
8.0
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.
West Babylon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 122901West Babylon: 8.48.4West Babylonparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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 Babylon

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Babylon 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103122901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103122901?

Census tract 36103122901 in West Babylon scores 2.3/10 (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 36103122901?

Median gross rent is $3,360/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103122901?

2.4% of residents in tract 36103122901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,271.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103122901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 12th, minority 39th, housing 9th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103122901 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103122901 compare to West Babylon overall?

Tract 36103122901 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of West Babylon at 8.4/10. 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.

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