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Merrickwood Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36059415401 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,100 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 36059415401 runs through the Merrickwood neighborhood of Merrick. With 5,100 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $162,125 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 4% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,721
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$162,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Merrickwood
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Merrick
Very Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#220 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#5,255 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Merrick and the region

Centroid at 40.6585, -73.5319 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merrickwood scores 1.6

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
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrick
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrick
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrick
2.9

How Merrickwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Merrickwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.61.6This tracttract 415401Merrick: 8.18.1Merrickparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Merrickwood

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.5/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 36059415401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059415401?

Census tract 36059415401 in the Merrickwood neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 36059415401?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059415401?

3.2% of residents in tract 36059415401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,100.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059415401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 15th, minority 24th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 36059415401 considered part of Merrickwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36059415401 fall within Merrickwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36059415401 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 36059415401 compare to Merrick overall?

Tract 36059415401 scores 1.6/10, 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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