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Eviction Risk in Ventnor Heights , Ventnor City

3 census tracts · pop 7,129 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.2–6.6

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 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,461/month sits 3% higher than the Ventnor City citywide median ($1,417).

Eviction Risk
6.4
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
47%
22% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,461
Median household income
$76,077
10.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

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

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Ventnor Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Ventnor Heights: 6.46.4Ventnor HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 6.46.4Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Ocean Heights Manor
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Peer · NJ
University Park
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 8.6K
Peer · NJ
Hamilton Greene
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.2K
Peer · NJ
Laurel Run
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 7.6K
Comparison

Ventnor Heights vs Ventnor City

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.4 +0%
Ventnor City: 6.4
Rent burden
46.8% +38%
Ventnor City: 33.9%
Median gross rent
$1,461 +3%
Ventnor City: $1,417
Median HH income
$76,077
Ventnor City: $0
Poverty rate
10.8%
Ventnor City: 0.0%
Renter share
38.2% +1%
Ventnor City: 37.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Ventnor Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 7,062 residents across all tracts in Ventnor Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 14.8% White (non-Hispanic): 64.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 5.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 10.1% Other / Multiracial: 4.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 14.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 64.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 5.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 10.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.3%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Ventnor Heights

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34001013302 6.6 2,516 38% $1,684
34001013202 6.5 2,071 72% $1,472
34001013201 6.2 2,542 36% $1,231
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.

Frequently asked

About Ventnor Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Ventnor Heights?

Ventnor Heights scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Ventnor Heights compare to Ventnor City overall?

Ventnor Heights scores 0.0 points higher than Ventnor City overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 47% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,461 vs $1,417.

What is the median rent in Ventnor Heights?

Median 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.

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