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Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick Eviction Risk: Lower , North Merrick

Tract 36059414700 · Nassau County, NY · pop 4,619 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick in North Merrick, census tract 36059414700 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,045 monthly, set against $151,719 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 4% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,563
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$151,719

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In North Merrick
Very High
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#167 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Moderate
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#5,142 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Merrick and the region

Centroid at 40.6840, -73.5546 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,045 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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 Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 414700North Merrick: 8.58.5North Merrickparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick

The score leans hardest on 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 9th 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 8.8% 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 36059414700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414700?

Census tract 36059414700 in the Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 36059414700?

Median gross rent is $3,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059414700?

5.4% of residents in tract 36059414700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,619.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 13th, minority 31th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 36059414700 considered part of Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414700 fall within Briar-Cliff Park at Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36059414700 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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.
Q7

How does tract 36059414700 compare to North Merrick overall?

Tract 36059414700 scores 1.9/10, 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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