Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally

Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36059415201 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,331 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Merrickwood area of Merrick anchors census tract 36059415201, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,000 monthly, set against $180,357 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.2

Lower

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merrick and the region

Centroid at 40.6649, -73.5492 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merrickwood scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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 36059415201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059415201?

Census tract 36059415201 in the Merrickwood neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 36059415201 compare to Merrick overall?

Tract 36059415201 scores 1.2/10, 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.