Merrick Eviction Risk: Moderate

Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.1/10. SNAP participation runs 3.9% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, state political climate reads 7.3/10.

It sits 0.9 points below the Nassau County average of 6.5. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 4% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 0%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.