3 census tracts · pop 7,129 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.4–5.4
Ventnor Heights spans 3 census tracts of Ventnor City, NJ, population 7,129. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Ventnor City baseline of 33.9%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
22% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.4 to 5.4. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Filings are well documented here: 702 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 13.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.2% in 2018 against a 13.2% peak.
Average gross rent runs $1,461, close to the Ventnor City average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $76,077. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5 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
5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ventnor Heights vs Ventnor CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ventnor Heights
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
702Total filings (sum)
10.66%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2017)
13.20%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ventnor Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ventnor Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ventnor Heights?
Ventnor Heights scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Ventnor Heights compare to Ventnor City overall?
Ventnor Heights scores 0.0 points higher than Ventnor City overall (5/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,461 vs $1,417.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ventnor Heights?
Average gross rent in Ventnor Heights is $1,461/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ventnor Heights residents are renters?
38% of Ventnor Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Ventnor City). The neighborhood has 7,129 residents.
Q5
Is Ventnor Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Ventnor Heights sits in the 54th 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
Which tracts in Ventnor Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ventnor Heights is census tract 34001013302 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 5.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Ventnor Heights for landlords?
Ventnor Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ventnor City as a whole (5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ventnor Heights?
Ventnor Heights has 7,062 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
