Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

East Meadow Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36059408300 · Nassau County, NY · pop 6,853

East Meadow in Nassau County is where census tract 36059408300 sits, home to 6,853 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,506 monthly, set against $126,908 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 4% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units2,240

Renter share4.6%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate1.9%

Median income$126,908

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Meadow and the region

Centroid at 40.7140, -73.5376 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Meadow scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Meadow

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

1.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,506 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Meadow

9.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Meadow

2.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Meadow

6.7

How East Meadow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

19%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
22.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Meadow

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 East Meadow eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Nassau County average of 5.5 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36059408300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059408300?

Census tract 36059408300 in East Meadow scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36059408300?

Median gross rent is $2,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059408300?

1.9% of residents in tract 36059408300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059408300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 66th, minority 58th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 36059408300 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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.

How does tract 36059408300 compare to East Meadow overall?

Tract 36059408300 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of East Meadow at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Meadow eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Meadow

Top eight tracts in East Meadow ranked by composite eviction-risk score.