Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Elmont Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36059404800 · Nassau County, NY · pop 6,202 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Elmont

For landlords sizing up Elmont, census tract 36059404800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,956 monthly, set against $107,571 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,694

Renter share13.7%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$107,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elmont and the region

Centroid at 40.7124, -73.7094 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elmont scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Elmont

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,956 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Elmont

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Elmont

4.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Elmont

5.2

How Elmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

64%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

18.4%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elmont

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Elmont eviction risk, 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 Black and Asian and ranks around the 72nd 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 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% 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 36059404800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059404800?

Census tract 36059404800 in Elmont scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36059404800?

Median gross rent is $1,956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059404800?

6.8% of residents in tract 36059404800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,202.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059404800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 47th, minority 89th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 36059404800 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36059404800 compare to Elmont overall?

Tract 36059404800 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Elmont at 8.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elmont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36059404800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elmont

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