Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Merrick Court Eviction Risk: Lower , Roosevelt
Tract 36059414001 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,139 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 36059414001 belongs to the Merrick Court area of Roosevelt, New York. It is home to 5,139 residents and scores 6.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
94% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 81% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,786 a month against an average household income of $85,473 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,271
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$85,473
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roosevelt and the region
Centroid at 40.6856, -73.5809 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrick Court scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roosevelt
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,786 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roosevelt
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roosevelt
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roosevelt
6.1
How Merrick Court compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Merrick Court. 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.
- 23.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.1%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrick Court
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Roosevelt, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nassau County average of 5.5 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059414001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414001?
Census tract 36059414001 in the Merrick Court neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 36059414001?
Median gross rent is $2,786/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 94% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059414001?
5.5% of residents in tract 36059414001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 75th, minority 97th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 36059414001 considered part of Merrick Court?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414001 fall within Merrick Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059414001 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.6% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059414001 compare to Roosevelt overall?
Tract 36059414001 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Roosevelt at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roosevelt; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Roosevelt
Top eight tracts in Roosevelt ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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