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Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Copiague Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103123703 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,577

Census tract 36103123703 covers Copiague in Suffolk County, home to 3,577 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

About 83% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,107 monthly, set against $89,201 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 4% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,129
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$89,201

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Copiague
High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 384 tracts In Suffolk County
High
Within state
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#4,327 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#46,312 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Copiague and the region

Centroid at 40.6733, -73.4008 · click any tract to drill in

Why Copiague scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Copiague
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,107 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Copiague
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Copiague
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Copiague
6.2

How Copiague compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Copiague risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 123703Copiague: 8.48.4Copiagueparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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 Copiague

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Copiague, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Suffolk County average of 5.6 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103123703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103123703?

Census tract 36103123703 in Copiague scores 3.7/10 (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 36103123703?

Median gross rent is $2,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103123703?

4.7% of residents in tract 36103123703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,577.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103123703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 76th, minority 72th, housing 22th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36103123703 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36103123703 compare to Copiague overall?

Tract 36103123703 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Copiague at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Copiague; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Copiague

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

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