Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally
Ducktown Eviction Risk: High , Atlantic City
Tract 34001002300 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 2,816 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Ducktown neighborhood of Atlantic City anchors census tract 34001002300, which lands at 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #905 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,340 a month while the average household earns $41,228 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units777
Renter share73.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate43.9%
Median income$41,228
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlantic City and the region
Centroid at 39.3544, -74.4396 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ducktown scores 8.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlantic City
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
43.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,340 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlantic City
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlantic City
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlantic City
5.7
How Ducktown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 28%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 752Total filings over 6 yrs
- 22.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.1%Peak (2013)
- 122Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 6 months.
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.
- 32.4%Housing insecurity
- 20.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 46.8%Food insecurity
- 36.9%SNAP enrollment
- 22.2%Transit barriers
- 30.6%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ducktown
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Atlantic City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Atlantic County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 752 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 22.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.1% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34001002300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001002300?
Census tract 34001002300 in the Ducktown neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (High 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 34001002300?
Median gross rent is $1,340/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34001002300?
43.9% of residents in tract 34001002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,816.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34001002300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 98th, minority 92th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 34001002300 considered part of Ducktown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34001002300 fall within Ducktown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001002300?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 752 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001002300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.07% of renter households, peaking at 27.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34001002300 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.4% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34001002300 compare to Atlantic City overall?
Tract 34001002300 scores 8.8/10, higher than the parent city of Atlantic City at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlantic City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34001002300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Atlantic City
Top eight tracts in Atlantic City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Northeast Inlet
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Bungalow Park
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Midtown
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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Chelsea
9
/ 10 · Very High
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Stanley S. Holmes Village
8.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Midtown North
8.8
/ 10 · High
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Southeast Inlet
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Chelsea Heights
8.7
/ 10 · High
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