Neighborhood · Atlantic City, NJ

Chelsea Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 10,736 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10 · range 7.8–7.8

Chelsea spans 3 census tracts of Atlantic City, NJ and houses 10,736 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. 64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Atlantic City rate of 33.6%.

32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Set annual rent against average household income of $46,452 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The poverty rate is 30%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.

21.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Court records carry 2,073 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 21.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,248, 10% above the Atlantic City average of $1,136.

That places it #1 of 11 neighborhoods in Atlantic City. The closest comparables inside the same city are Ducktown and Midtown. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Chelsea vs Atlantic City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

63.9% +90%

Atlantic City: 33.6%

Average gross rent

$1,248 +10%

Atlantic City: $1,136

Average HH income

$46,452 +21%

Atlantic City: $38,450

Poverty rate

29.8% -12%

Atlantic City: 33.9%

Renter share

61.4% -12%

Atlantic City: 69.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chelsea and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 7.8–7.8

Why Chelsea scores 7.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts

5.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Rent control risk

64% of income on rent · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

61% renter households · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts

4.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Economic stress

29.8% below poverty line · Range 4.8–10.0 across tracts

6.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–2.8 across tracts

2.3

Risk score comparison

Chelsea vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Chelsea?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 7.8 to 7.8. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

7.8 7.8 7.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Chelsea

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34001000300	7.8	4,092	61%	$1,337
34001000400	7.8	3,602	64%	$1,149
34001000500	7.8	3,042	67%	$1,246

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 62%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 68%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Chelsea

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,073Total filings (sum)
14.08%Avg annual filing rate
21.0%Peak year (2018)
16.03%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chelsea

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

22.2%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
31.7%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
21.4%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Chelsea

What is the eviction-risk score for Chelsea?

Chelsea scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Chelsea compare to Atlantic City overall?

Chelsea scores 1.4 points higher than Atlantic City overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,248 vs $1,136.

What is the average rent in Chelsea?

Average gross rent in Chelsea is $1,248/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Chelsea residents are renters?

61% of Chelsea households are renter-occupied (vs 70% in Atlantic City). The neighborhood has 10,736 residents.

Is Chelsea a high social-vulnerability area?

Chelsea sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Chelsea have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Chelsea is census tract 34001000300 (score 7.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 7.8, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Chelsea for landlords?

Chelsea carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Atlantic City as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Chelsea?

Chelsea has 10,969 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (29.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Chelsea

7.8 Stanley S. Holmes Village 2 tracts · pop 4,146 5 Ventnor Heights 3 tracts · pop 7,129 7.5 Northeast Inlet 2 tracts · pop 5,739 3.3 Lancaster Park 3 tracts · pop 5,331 5.7 White Horse Village 2 tracts · pop 9,086 8.1 Atlantic City Hills 2 tracts · pop 8,353

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Atlantic City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Chelsea.

7.8 Midtown 1 tracts · pop 2,844 7.8 Chelsea Heights 1 tracts · pop 2,345 7.8 Lower Chelsea 1 tracts · pop 3,386 7.8 Stanley S. Holmes Village 2 tracts · pop 4,146 7.8 Bungalow Park 1 tracts · pop 3,664 7.8 Midtown North 1 tracts · pop 1,334

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