Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

West Babylon Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36103124401 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,419

Census tract 36103124401 sits in West Babylon eviction risk, New York eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,547 a month while the average household earns $116,319 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 21% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,366

Renter share49.4%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$116,319

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Babylon and the region

Centroid at 40.6839, -73.3446 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Babylon scores 3.1

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$2,547 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

36%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Babylon

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Babylon eviction risk, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.

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 36103124401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103124401?

Census tract 36103124401 in West Babylon scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36103124401?

Median gross rent is $2,547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103124401?

9.3% of residents in tract 36103124401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,419.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103124401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 27th, minority 17th, housing 75th.

What share of households in tract 36103124401 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36103124401 compare to West Babylon overall?

Tract 36103124401 scores 3.1/10, 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.