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Neighborhood · Pomona, NJ

University Park Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 8,573 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10 · range 3.3–3.3

University Park maps to a single census tract in Pomona, NJ, population 8,573. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.

Cost burden runs 41% against 51.0% citywide, putting University Park 10.3% under its own city. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.3/10. At $862 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Pomona commands.

The filing record is not thin: 142 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 9.0% of renter households.

At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Rent takes 10% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.3/10 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
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
University Park vs Pomona How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.7% -20%
Pomona: 51.0%
Average gross rent
$862 -20%
Pomona: $1,082
Average HH income
$100,706 +0%
Pomona: $100,382
Poverty rate
5.2% -6%
Pomona: 5.5%
Renter share
15.5% -21%
Pomona: 19.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across University Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.3–3.3

Why University Park scores 3.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Economic stress
5.2% below poverty line · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

University Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

University Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.3University ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in University Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34001010403 3.3 8,573 41% $862
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 86

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

Socioeconomic status 48%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 94%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in University Park

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 142Total filings (sum)
  • 5.65%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak year (2018)
  • 9.00%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in University Park

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

Frequently asked

About University Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for University Park?

University Park scores 3.3/10 (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 University Park compare to Pomona overall?

University Park scores 1.3 points lower than Pomona overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $862 vs $1,082.
Q3

What is the average rent in University Park?

Average gross rent in University Park is $862/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of University Park residents are renters?

16% of University Park households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Pomona). The neighborhood has 8,573 residents.
Q5

Is University Park a high social-vulnerability area?

University Park sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 University Park for landlords?

University Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Pomona as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of University Park?

University Park has 7,771 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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