1 census tracts · pop 3,821 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Great Oaks at Merrick is a one-tract neighborhood of North Merrick, NY and houses 3,821 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 100% against 51.0% citywide, putting Great Oaks at Merrick 49.0% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.2/10. SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 5.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Only 4% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Great Oaks at Merrick vs North MerrickHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Great Oaks at Merrick
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Great Oaks at Merrick
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Great Oaks at Merrick?
Great Oaks at Merrick scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Great Oaks at Merrick compare to North Merrick overall?
Great Oaks at Merrick scores 0.5 points lower than North Merrick overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 100% of income on rent vs 51% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Great Oaks at Merrick residents are renters?
4% of Great Oaks at Merrick households are renter-occupied (vs 5% in North Merrick). The neighborhood has 3,821 residents.
Q4
Is Great Oaks at Merrick a high social-vulnerability area?
Great Oaks at Merrick sits in the 11th 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.
Q5
How safe is Great Oaks at Merrick for landlords?
Great Oaks at Merrick carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to North Merrick as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Great Oaks at Merrick?
Great Oaks at Merrick has 3,922 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
