Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Port Jefferson Station Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36103158209 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,581 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Port Jefferson Station
For landlords sizing up Port Jefferson Station in Suffolk County, census tract 36103158209 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,233 monthly, set against $75,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
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.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.7/10. 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 Port Jefferson Station, 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 67th 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 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% 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 36103158209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158209?
Census tract 36103158209 in Port Jefferson Station scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 36103158209?
Median gross rent is $2,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How does tract 36103158209 compare to Port Jefferson Station overall?
Tract 36103158209 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Port Jefferson Station at 8.3/10. 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.
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