7 census tracts · pop 37,631 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 4.9–6
Merrickwood spans 7 census tracts of Merrick, NY and houses 37,631 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Merrick baseline of 19.2%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10. At $2,290 a month, rents sit 22% under what the rest of Merrick commands. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.9 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate.
The voucher gap is 11.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 4.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Merrickwood vs MerrickHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Merrickwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Merrickwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merrickwood?
Merrickwood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Merrickwood compare to Merrick overall?
Merrickwood scores 0.5 points lower than Merrick overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 19% citywide. Average rent: $2,290 vs $2,919.
Q3
What is the average rent in Merrickwood?
Average gross rent in Merrickwood is $2,290/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Merrickwood residents are renters?
8% of Merrickwood households are renter-occupied (vs 3% in Merrick). The neighborhood has 37,631 residents.
Q5
Is Merrickwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Merrickwood sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Merrickwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Merrickwood is census tract 36059414800 (score 6/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Merrickwood for landlords?
Merrickwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Merrick as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Merrickwood?
Merrickwood has 37,721 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
