1 census tracts · pop 3,386 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Lower Chelsea maps to a single census tract in Atlantic City, NJ and houses 3,386 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, Elevated tier. 40% 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.
Cost burden runs 69% against 33.6% citywide, putting Lower Chelsea 35.7% over its own city. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,347, 19% above the Atlantic City average of $1,136. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The filing record is not thin: 275 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 10.5% of renter households. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Atlantic City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
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.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $54,858. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lower Chelsea vs Atlantic CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lower Chelsea
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
275Total filings (sum)
7.18%Avg annual filing rate
10.5%Peak year (2018)
10.53%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lower Chelsea
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.4%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
20.5%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
15.8%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lower Chelsea
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Chelsea?
Lower Chelsea scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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.
Q2
How does Lower Chelsea compare to Atlantic City overall?
Lower Chelsea scores 1.4 points higher than Atlantic City overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,347 vs $1,136.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lower Chelsea?
Average gross rent in Lower Chelsea is $1,347/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lower Chelsea residents are renters?
51% of Lower Chelsea households are renter-occupied (vs 70% in Atlantic City). The neighborhood has 3,386 residents.
Q5
Is Lower Chelsea a high social-vulnerability area?
Lower 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.
Q6
How safe is Lower Chelsea for landlords?
Lower Chelsea carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lower Chelsea?
Lower Chelsea has 3,248 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Hispanic / Latino (35.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
