1 census tracts · pop 2,890 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Northfield Plaza maps to a single census tract in Northfield, NJ and houses 2,890 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. 55% 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.
55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Northfield rate of 23.9%. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10.
Average gross rent is $1,480, 19% below the Northfield average of $1,835. The filing record is not thin: 43 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 5.7% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 10.0% in 2018 against a 5.7% peak.
Only 16% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Tudor Terrace and Heather Croft.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $84,753.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northfield Plaza vs NorthfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northfield Plaza
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
43Total filings (sum)
9.31%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2013)
10.00%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northfield Plaza
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northfield Plaza
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northfield Plaza?
Northfield Plaza scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Northfield Plaza compare to Northfield overall?
Northfield Plaza scores 1.0 points lower than Northfield overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,480 vs $1,835.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northfield Plaza?
Average gross rent in Northfield Plaza is $1,480/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northfield Plaza residents are renters?
16% of Northfield Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Northfield). The neighborhood has 2,890 residents.
Q5
Is Northfield Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Northfield Plaza sits in the 31st 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
How safe is Northfield Plaza for landlords?
Northfield Plaza carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Northfield as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Northfield Plaza?
Northfield Plaza has 2,917 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
