2 census tracts · pop 7,564 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.6–5.3
Laurel Run takes in 2 census tracts of Stockton University, NJ, population 7,564. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 41% 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.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 100.0% citywide, putting Laurel Run 34.2% under its own city. At $1,170 a month, rents sit 28% under what the rest of Stockton University commands. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.6 to 5.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 214 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.9/10. SNAP participation is 5.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 25.6% of renter households.
At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $68,389.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Laurel Run vs Stockton UniversityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Laurel Run
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
214Total filings (sum)
9.79%Avg annual filing rate
25.6%Peak year (2018)
11.88%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Laurel Run
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.8%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
22.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Laurel Run
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Laurel Run?
Laurel Run scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Laurel Run compare to Stockton University overall?
Laurel Run scores 1.5 points lower than Stockton University overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 100% citywide. Average rent: $1,170 vs $1,627.
Q3
What is the average rent in Laurel Run?
Average gross rent in Laurel Run is $1,170/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Laurel Run residents are renters?
26% of Laurel Run households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Stockton University). The neighborhood has 7,564 residents.
Q5
Is Laurel Run a high social-vulnerability area?
Laurel Run sits in the 16th 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 Laurel Run have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Laurel Run is census tract 34001983400 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 5.3, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Laurel Run for landlords?
Laurel Run carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Stockton University as a whole (5.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Laurel Run?
Laurel Run has 7,608 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Hispanic / Latino (11.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
