Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick Eviction Risk: Lower , North Merrick
Tract 36059408500 · Nassau County, NY · pop 6,465 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 36059408500 covers Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick in North Merrick in New York. Home to 6,465 residents, it scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #30,236 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,065 monthly, set against $191,354 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,044
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$191,354
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6999, -73.5435 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Merrick
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,065 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Merrick
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Merrick
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Merrick
4.6
How Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick. 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 12.8%Frequent mental distress
- 21.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.1/10. 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 North Merrick, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059408500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059408500?
Census tract 36059408500 in the Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 36059408500?
Median gross rent is $2,065/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059408500?
4.4% of residents in tract 36059408500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,465.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059408500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 5th, minority 45th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 36059408500 considered part of Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059408500 fall within Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059408500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059408500 compare to North Merrick overall?
Tract 36059408500 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of North Merrick at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Merrick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Merrick
Top eight tracts in North Merrick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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