Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally
Midtown North Eviction Risk: High , Atlantic City
Tract 34001001500 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 1,334 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Midtown North neighborhood of Atlantic City is where census tract 34001001500 sits, home to 1,334 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $390 a month against an average household income of $21,022 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 60%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units828
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate41.4%
Median income$21,022
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlantic City and the region
Centroid at 39.3681, -74.4261 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midtown North 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
41.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$390 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Midtown North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 7%Grade C
- 93%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)
- 582Total filings over 6 yrs
- 13.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.4%Peak (2018)
- 150Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 97% 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.
- 36.3%Housing insecurity
- 27.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 53.5%Food insecurity
- 51.9%SNAP enrollment
- 26.7%Transit barriers
- 25.3%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 50.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midtown North
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 about the same as 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 582 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 13.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.4% of renter households in 2018.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 93% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
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 34001001500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001001500?
Census tract 34001001500 in the Midtown North 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 34001001500?
Median gross rent is $390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34001001500?
41.4% of residents in tract 34001001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,334.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34001001500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 98th, minority 91th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 34001001500 considered part of Midtown North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34001001500 fall within Midtown North (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001001500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 582 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001001500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.79% of renter households, peaking at 19.4% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34001001500 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.3% 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. 27.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34001001500 compare to Atlantic City overall?
Tract 34001001500 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 34001001500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 93% 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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9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Northeast Inlet
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Midtown
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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9
/ 10 · Very High
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Stanley S. Holmes Village
8.8
/ 10 · High
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Ducktown
8.8
/ 10 · High
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Chelsea Heights
8.7
/ 10 · High
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Southeast Inlet
8.7
/ 10 · High
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