Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36059415000 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,943 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
In the Merrickwood area of Merrick, census tract 36059415000 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,523 a month while the average household earns $140,033 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,951
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$140,033
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6694, -73.5638 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrickwood scores 1.3
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
$2,523 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrick
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrick
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrick
4.3
How Merrickwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrickwood
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059415000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059415000?
Census tract 36059415000 in the Merrickwood neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 36059415000?
Median gross rent is $2,523/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059415000?
4.4% of residents in tract 36059415000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,943.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059415000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 22th, minority 27th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 36059415000 considered part of Merrickwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059415000 fall within Merrickwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059415000 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059415000 compare to Merrick overall?
Tract 36059415000 scores 1.3/10, 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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