Census Tract · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

Port Jefferson Station Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36103158209 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,581 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Port Jefferson Station

With a score of 8.3/10, tract 36103158209 in Port Jefferson Station, NY reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,581 residents. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 15% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units1,231

Renter share39.4%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$75,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Jefferson Station and the region

Centroid at 40.9302, -73.0550 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Jefferson Station scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Jefferson Station

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,233 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Jefferson Station

8.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Jefferson Station

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Jefferson Station

6.9

How Port Jefferson Station compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

43%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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.

15.4%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Jefferson Station

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. Against the Suffolk County average of 6.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $75,938, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Against Suffolk County at 51.3%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.9/10.

Nationally it ranks #6,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,233, close to the Port Jefferson Station average.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 36103158209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158209?

Census tract 36103158209 in Port Jefferson Station scores 8.3/10 (High 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 36103158209?

Median gross rent is $2,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36103158209?

11.7% of residents in tract 36103158209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,581.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36103158209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 67th, minority 62th, housing 83th.

What share of households in tract 36103158209 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36103158209 compare to Port Jefferson Station overall?

Tract 36103158209 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Port Jefferson Station at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Jefferson Station; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Jefferson Station

Top eight tracts in Port Jefferson Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.