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Eviction Risk in Lower Chelsea , Atlantic City

1 census tracts · pop 3,386 · pop-weighted composite 6.9/10 · range 6.9–6.9

Lower Chelsea is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Atlantic City with 1 census tract and a population of 3,386 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 69% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 40% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,347/month sits 19% higher than the Atlantic City citywide median ($1,136).

Eviction Risk
6.9
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
69%
40% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,347
Median household income
$54,858
19.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

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

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Lower Chelsea score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lower Chelsea: 6.96.9Lower ChelseaNeighborhoodParent city: 6.46.4Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Bay View Heights
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.6K
Peer · NJ
Midtown North
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.3K
Peer · NJ
Ocean City Harbors
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Peer · NJ
Glyn Heath
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.9K
Comparison

Lower Chelsea vs Atlantic City

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.9 +8%
Atlantic City: 6.4
Rent burden
69.3% +106%
Atlantic City: 33.6%
Median gross rent
$1,347 +19%
Atlantic City: $1,136
Median HH income
$54,858
Atlantic City: $0
Poverty rate
19.4%
Atlantic City: 0.0%
Renter share
50.6% -27%
Atlantic City: 69.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Lower Chelsea

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 3,248 residents across all tracts in Lower Chelsea. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 35.9% White (non-Hispanic): 36.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 23.9% Other / Multiracial: 2.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 35.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 36.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 23.9%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lower Chelsea

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34001000200 6.9 3,386 69% $1,347
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 90%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 81%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%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.

Frequently asked

About Lower Chelsea

What is the eviction-risk score for Lower Chelsea?

Lower Chelsea scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Lower Chelsea compare to Atlantic City overall?

Lower Chelsea scores 0.5 points higher than Atlantic City overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 69% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,347 vs $1,136.

What is the median rent in Lower Chelsea?

Median 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.

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.

Is Lower Chelsea a high social-vulnerability area?

Lower Chelsea sits in the 92th 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.

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