Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Ronkonkoma Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36103158502 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,698
In Lake Ronkonkoma, census tract 36103158502 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,695 a month while the average household earns $83,853 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,499
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$83,853
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Ronkonkoma and the region
Centroid at 40.8332, -73.1038 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Ronkonkoma scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,695 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma
6.0
How Lake Ronkonkoma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Ronkonkoma
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Lake Ronkonkoma, 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 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 69th 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 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 36103158502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103158502?
Census tract 36103158502 in Lake Ronkonkoma scores 4.6/10 (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 36103158502?
Median gross rent is $1,695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103158502?
11.0% of residents in tract 36103158502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,698.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103158502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 83th, minority 53th, housing 91th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103158502 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103158502 compare to Lake Ronkonkoma overall?
Tract 36103158502 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Ronkonkoma at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Ronkonkoma; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Ronkonkoma
Top eight tracts in Lake Ronkonkoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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