Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Great Oaks at Merrick Eviction Risk: Elevated , North Merrick
Tract 36059414600 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,821 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 36059414600 covers part of the Great Oaks at Merrick area of North Merrick, NY, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,821. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,176
Renter share3.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$155,962
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6837, -73.5665 · click any tract to drill in
Why Great Oaks at Merrick scores 6.1
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
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Merrick
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Merrick
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Merrick
5.9
How Great Oaks at Merrick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Great Oaks at Merrick
Against Nassau County at 44.5%, 100% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.2/10. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #17,650 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2/10.
Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059414600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414600?
Census tract 36059414600 in the Great Oaks at Merrick neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 poverty rate in tract 36059414600?
2.3% of residents in tract 36059414600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,821.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 13th, minority 40th, housing 16th.
Q4
Is tract 36059414600 considered part of Great Oaks at Merrick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414600 fall within Great Oaks at Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 36059414600 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36059414600 compare to North Merrick overall?
Tract 36059414600 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Merrick at 6.6/10. 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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