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Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Wantagh Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36059415600 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,421

Eviction risk in Wantagh in Nassau County centers on tract 36059415600, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,421 residents. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,159 a month while the average household earns $191,833 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 1% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,716
Renter share2.7%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$191,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Wantagh
Very Low
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#269 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#5,352 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
National
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#80,791 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wantagh and the region

Centroid at 40.6794, -73.5166 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wantagh scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wantagh
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,159 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wantagh
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wantagh
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wantagh
3.1

How Wantagh compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wantagh risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 415600Wantagh: 8.18.1Wantaghparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wantagh

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wantagh, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Nassau County average of 5.5 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36059415600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059415600?

Census tract 36059415600 in Wantagh scores 1.3/10 (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 36059415600?

Median gross rent is $3,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059415600?

2.8% of residents in tract 36059415600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,421.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059415600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 21th, minority 25th, housing 11th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36059415600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36059415600 compare to Wantagh overall?

Tract 36059415600 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Wantagh at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wantagh; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wantagh

Top eight tracts in Wantagh ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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