3 census tracts · pop 5,331 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.8
Lancaster Park takes in 3 census tracts of Margate City, NJ, population 5,331. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $550, 59% below the Margate City average of $1,347.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.6/10. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 3.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 141 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 38.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2018, is well off that peak. Only 10% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $136,768, annual rent is only 5%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lancaster Park vs Margate CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lancaster Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
141Total filings (sum)
5.56%Avg annual filing rate
38.5%Peak year (2016)
4.61%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lancaster Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.4%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lancaster Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lancaster Park?
Lancaster Park scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Lancaster Park compare to Margate City overall?
Lancaster Park scores 1.0 points lower than Margate City overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $550 vs $1,347.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lancaster Park?
Average gross rent in Lancaster Park is $550/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lancaster Park residents are renters?
10% of Lancaster Park households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Margate City). The neighborhood has 5,331 residents.
Q5
Is Lancaster Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Lancaster Park sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lancaster Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lancaster Park is census tract 34001013102 (score 3.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Lancaster Park for landlords?
Lancaster Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Margate City as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lancaster Park?
Lancaster Park has 5,260 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.3%), Hispanic / Latino (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
