Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Merritt Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Brinckerhoff
Tract 36027060301 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 4,202 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
How risky is Merritt Park in Brinckerhoff for landlords? Census tract 36027060301 scores 4.3/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #69,231 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 8% of renter households, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,865 monthly, set against $106,273 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,578
Renter share17.5%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$106,273
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brinckerhoff and the region
Centroid at 41.5481, -73.8730 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merritt Park scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
3.6
How Merritt Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Merritt Park. 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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merritt Park
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Brinckerhoff, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dutchess County average of 5.7 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36027060301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027060301?
Census tract 36027060301 in the Merritt Park neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 36027060301?
Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36027060301?
2.2% of residents in tract 36027060301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,202.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36027060301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 34th, minority 38th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 36027060301 considered part of Merritt Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36027060301 fall within Merritt Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36027060301 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36027060301 compare to Brinckerhoff overall?
Tract 36027060301 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Brinckerhoff at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brinckerhoff; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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