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Eviction Risk in Heather Croft , Northfield

1 census tracts · pop 3,534 · pop-weighted composite 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6

Heather Croft is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Northfield with 1 census tract and a population of 3,534 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,623/month sits 12% lower than the Northfield citywide median ($1,835).

Eviction Risk
6.6
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
45%
27% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,623
Median household income
$109,200
5.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Heather Croft vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Heather Croft score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Heather Croft: 6.66.6Heather CroftNeighborhoodParent city: 6.86.8Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

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Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.2K
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Heather Croft vs Northfield

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.6 -3%
Northfield: 6.8
Rent burden
45.2% +89%
Northfield: 23.9%
Median gross rent
$1,623 -12%
Northfield: $1,835
Median HH income
$109,200 +5%
Northfield: $104,042
Poverty rate
5.7% +30%
Northfield: 4.4%
Renter share
14.3% +22%
Northfield: 11.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Heather Croft

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,456 residents across all tracts in Heather Croft. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.5% White (non-Hispanic): 67.4% Black (non-Hispanic): 4.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 13.3% Other / Multiracial: 3.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 67.4%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 4.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 13.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Heather Croft

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34001012302 6.6 3,534 45% $1,623
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

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

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Heather Croft

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 60Total filings (sum)
  • 6.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.5%Peak year (2014)
  • 3.68%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heather Croft

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Heather Croft

What is the eviction-risk score for Heather Croft?

Heather Croft scores 6.6/10 (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 Heather Croft compare to Northfield overall?

Heather Croft scores 0.2 points lower than Northfield overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 45% vs 24% citywide. Median rent: $1,623 vs $1,835.

What is the median rent in Heather Croft?

Median gross rent in Heather Croft is $1,623/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Heather Croft residents are renters?

14% of Heather Croft households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Northfield). The neighborhood has 3,534 residents.

Is Heather Croft a high social-vulnerability area?

Heather Croft sits in the 23th 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.

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