Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36059415201 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,331 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.6/10, tract 36059415201 in the Merrickwood area of Merrick, NY reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,331. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,154
Renter share6.2%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$180,357
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrick and the region
Centroid at 40.6649, -73.5492 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrickwood scores 5.6
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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,000 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrickwood
Cost burden runs 56% here against 44.5% across Nassau County. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.1/10. Food insecurity runs 6.3% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 16.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. It sits 0.9 points below the Nassau County average of 6.5. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059415201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059415201?
Census tract 36059415201 in the Merrickwood neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 36059415201?
Median gross rent is $3,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059415201?
1.9% of residents in tract 36059415201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,331.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059415201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 17th, minority 29th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 36059415201 considered part of Merrickwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059415201 fall within Merrickwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36059415201 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36059415201 compare to Merrick overall?
Tract 36059415201 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Merrick at 6.1/10. 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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