Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36059414800 · Nassau County, NY · pop 6,558 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
For landlords sizing up Merrickwood in Merrick, census tract 36059414800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 73% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,660 monthly, set against $149,968 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,205
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$149,968
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6834, -73.5425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrickwood scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merrick
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,660 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrick
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrick
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrick
4.6
How Merrickwood 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
- 20%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Merrickwood. 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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrickwood
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.1/10. 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 Merrick, 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 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 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% 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 36059414800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414800?
Census tract 36059414800 in the Merrickwood neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 36059414800?
Median gross rent is $2,660/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059414800?
4.4% of residents in tract 36059414800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,558.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 20th, minority 29th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 36059414800 considered part of Merrickwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414800 fall within Merrickwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059414800 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059414800 compare to Merrick overall?
Tract 36059414800 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Merrick at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merrick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merrick
Top eight tracts in Merrick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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