Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally
Moriches Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36103159415 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 1,499
In Moriches in Suffolk County, census tract 36103159415 scores 6.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #6,125 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
89% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,238 monthly, set against $53,946 in average yearly household income, roughly 50% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units730
Renter share81.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$53,946
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Moriches and the region
Centroid at 40.8135, -72.8238 · click any tract to drill in
Why Moriches scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Moriches
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$2,238 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Moriches
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Moriches
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Moriches
8.4
How Moriches compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 16.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Moriches
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Moriches, 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 above 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 70th 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 16.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 36103159415
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103159415?
Census tract 36103159415 in Moriches scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 36103159415?
Median gross rent is $2,238/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 89% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103159415?
20.7% of residents in tract 36103159415 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,499.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103159415?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 52th, minority 45th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103159415 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.5% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103159415 compare to Moriches overall?
Tract 36103159415 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Moriches at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Moriches; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Moriches
Top eight tracts in Moriches ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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