1 census tracts · pop 3,314 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Ocean Heights Manor maps to a single census tract in Somers Point, NJ and houses 3,314 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The severe-burden share is 18%. 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 2.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 520 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,561 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Somers Point commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 18.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.5% in 2018 against a 18.0% peak. The closest comparables inside the same city are Ocean City Harbors and Glyn Heath.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $83,536. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ocean Heights Manor vs Somers PointHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ocean Heights Manor
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
520Total filings (sum)
15.76%Avg annual filing rate
18.0%Peak year (2017)
16.50%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocean Heights Manor
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ocean Heights Manor
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ocean Heights Manor?
Ocean Heights Manor scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Ocean Heights Manor compare to Somers Point overall?
Ocean Heights Manor scores 0.4 points lower than Somers Point overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,561 vs $1,383.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ocean Heights Manor?
Average gross rent in Ocean Heights Manor is $1,561/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ocean Heights Manor residents are renters?
55% of Ocean Heights Manor households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Somers Point). The neighborhood has 3,314 residents.
Q5
Is Ocean Heights Manor a high social-vulnerability area?
Ocean Heights Manor sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Ocean Heights Manor for landlords?
Ocean Heights Manor carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Somers Point as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ocean Heights Manor?
Ocean Heights Manor has 3,366 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
