Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Mott Section Eviction Risk: Elevated , Garden City

Tract 36059406802 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,720 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 36059406802 runs through the Mott Section area of Garden City. With 5,720 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,668 a month against an average household income of $73,910 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 39% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units1,724

Renter share82.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$73,910

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden City and the region

Centroid at 40.7131, -73.6221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mott Section scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Garden City

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,668 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Garden City

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Garden City

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Garden City

7.4

How Mott Section compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

95%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mott Section. 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.

30.6%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
35.5%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
16.2%Transit barriers
22.7%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
33.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mott Section

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Garden City, 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 predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.4% 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 36059406802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406802?

Census tract 36059406802 in the Mott Section neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 36059406802?

Median gross rent is $1,668/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059406802?

14.1% of residents in tract 36059406802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,720.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059406802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 61th, minority 97th, housing 92th.

Is tract 36059406802 considered part of Mott Section?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059406802 fall within Mott Section (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36059406802 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.6% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36059406802 compare to Garden City overall?

Tract 36059406802 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Garden City at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garden City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Garden City

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