2 census tracts · pop 7,016 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.2–4.3
Belhaven is a 2-tract neighborhood of Bargaintown, NJ, population 7,016. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Bargaintown rate of 18.0%.
Average gross rent is $1,527, 37% below the Bargaintown average of $2,406. 23% 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.
Pulling the other way is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.4/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.2 to 4.3. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.6/10. Filings are well documented here: 402 across 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.6/10. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 17.3% of renter households.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $89,766. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Belhaven vs BargaintownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belhaven
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
402Total filings (sum)
11.66%Avg annual filing rate
17.3%Peak year (2018)
15.16%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belhaven
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.6%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belhaven
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belhaven?
Belhaven scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Belhaven compare to Bargaintown overall?
Belhaven scores 0.3 points lower than Bargaintown overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 18% citywide. Average rent: $1,527 vs $2,406.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belhaven?
Average gross rent in Belhaven is $1,527/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belhaven residents are renters?
30% of Belhaven households are renter-occupied (vs 4% in Bargaintown). The neighborhood has 7,016 residents.
Q5
Is Belhaven a high social-vulnerability area?
Belhaven sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Belhaven have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belhaven is census tract 34001011803 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 4.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Belhaven for landlords?
Belhaven carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bargaintown as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belhaven?
Belhaven has 7,280 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60%), Hispanic / Latino (15.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
