Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Great Oaks at Merrick Eviction Risk: Lower , North Merrick
Tract 36059414600 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,821 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 36059414600 in Great Oaks at Merrick in North Merrick ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,821 residents. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 100% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $155,962 a year. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,176
Renter share3.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$155,962
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6837, -73.5665 · click any tract to drill in
Why Great Oaks at Merrick scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Merrick
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Merrick
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Merrick
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Merrick
5.9
How Great Oaks at Merrick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Great Oaks at Merrick
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 North Merrick, 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 White and ranks around the 11th 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 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 36059414600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414600?
Census tract 36059414600 in the Great Oaks at Merrick neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 36059414600?
2.3% of residents in tract 36059414600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,821.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 13th, minority 40th, housing 16th.
Q4
Is tract 36059414600 considered part of Great Oaks at Merrick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414600 fall within Great Oaks at Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 36059414600 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36059414600 compare to North Merrick overall?
Tract 36059414600 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of North Merrick at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Merrick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Merrick
Top eight tracts in North Merrick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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