Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36059414900 · Nassau County, NY · pop 8,047 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 36059414900 runs through the Merrickwood area of Merrick. With 8,047 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.
0% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,217 monthly, set against $183,510 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,325
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$183,510
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6887, -73.5312 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrickwood scores 1.7
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
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,217 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 20.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrickwood
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 below 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 36059414900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059414900?
Census tract 36059414900 in the Merrickwood 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 average rent in tract 36059414900?
Median gross rent is $3,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059414900?
1.5% of residents in tract 36059414900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059414900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 26th, minority 51th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 36059414900 considered part of Merrickwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059414900 fall within Merrickwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059414900 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059414900 compare to Merrick overall?
Tract 36059414900 scores 1.7/10, 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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