Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Merritt Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brinckerhoff
Tract 36027060400 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 2,177 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 36027060400, home to 2,177 residents in Merritt Park in Brinckerhoff, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,295 monthly, set against $94,348 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,164
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$94,348
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brinckerhoff and the region
Centroid at 41.5339, -73.8931 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merritt Park scores 4
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,295 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brinckerhoff
5.5
How Merritt Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merritt Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 above the Dutchess County average of 5.7 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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.
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 36027060400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027060400?
Census tract 36027060400 in the Merritt Park neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 36027060400?
Median gross rent is $2,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36027060400?
5.8% of residents in tract 36027060400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,177.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36027060400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 83th, minority 38th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 36027060400 considered part of Merritt Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36027060400 fall within Merritt Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36027060400 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36027060400 compare to Brinckerhoff overall?
Tract 36027060400 scores 4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brinckerhoff
Top eight tracts in Brinckerhoff ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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