Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Westhampton Beach Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36103190502 · Suffolk County, NY · pop 3,131 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Westhampton Beach
The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 36103190502 reflects conditions in Westhampton Beach, New York. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,207 a month while the average household earns $122,819 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,338
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$122,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westhampton Beach and the region
Centroid at 40.8024, -72.6436 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westhampton Beach scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westhampton Beach
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,207 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westhampton Beach
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westhampton Beach
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westhampton Beach
7.0
How Westhampton Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westhampton Beach
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Westhampton Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36103190502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36103190502?
Census tract 36103190502 in Westhampton Beach scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36103190502?
Median gross rent is $2,207/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36103190502?
7.8% of residents in tract 36103190502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,131.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36103190502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 33th, minority 25th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36103190502 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36103190502 compare to Westhampton Beach overall?
Tract 36103190502 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Westhampton Beach at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westhampton Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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