Neighborhood · Ventnor City, NJ

Ventnor Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 7,129 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4.8–5.5

Ventnor Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Ventnor City with 3 census tracts and a population of 7,129 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,461/month sits 3% higher than the Ventnor City citywide average ($1,417).

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Ventnor Heights vs Ventnor City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

46.8% +38%

Ventnor City: 33.9%

Average gross rent

$1,461 +3%

Ventnor City: $1,417

Average HH income

$76,077 +1%

Ventnor City: $75,532

Poverty rate

10.8% +5%

Ventnor City: 10.3%

Renter share

38.2% +1%

Ventnor City: 37.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ventnor Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.8–5.5

Why Ventnor Heights scores 5.2

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

47% of income on rent · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

38% renter households · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts

4.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Economic stress

10.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.3 across tracts

2.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–4.8 across tracts

3.5

Risk score comparison

Ventnor Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Ventnor Heights?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.7 points from 4.8 to 5.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.5 5.2 4.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Ventnor Heights

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34001013302	5.5	2,516	38%	$1,684
34001013201	5.2	2,542	36%	$1,231
34001013202	4.8	2,071	72%	$1,472

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 63%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 37%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Ventnor Heights?

Ventnor Heights scores 5.2/10 (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.

How does Ventnor Heights compare to Ventnor City overall?

Ventnor Heights scores 2.0 points lower than Ventnor City overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,461 vs $1,417.

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.

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.

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.

Which tracts in Ventnor Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ventnor Heights is census tract 34001013302 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.5, a spread of 0.7 points.

How safe is Ventnor Heights for landlords?

Ventnor Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 (7.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Ventnor Heights?

Ventnor Heights has 7,062 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Ventnor Heights

8.4 Chelsea 3 tracts · pop 10,736 3.6 Lancaster Park 3 tracts · pop 5,331 8.4 Stanley S. Holmes Village 2 tracts · pop 4,146 7.4 Northeast Inlet 2 tracts · pop 5,739 8.1 Atlantic City Hills 2 tracts · pop 8,353 4 White Horse Village 2 tracts · pop 9,086

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Ventnor City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Ventnor Heights.

5.1 Margate Manor 1 tracts · pop 2,156

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