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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Fitler Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palmyra

Tract 34005700104 · Burlington County, NJ · pop 2,139 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is the Fitler neighborhood of Palmyra for landlords? Census tract 34005700104 scores 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #3,720 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,632 monthly, set against $79,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 18% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units784
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$79,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fitler
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Palmyra
Very High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 117 tracts In Burlington County
High
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#898 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palmyra and the region

Centroid at 40.0028, -75.0447 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fitler scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palmyra
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,632 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmyra
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmyra
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmyra
5.9

How Fitler compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fitler risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 700104Palmyra: 7.57.5Palmyraparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 171Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 9.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.9%Peak (2014)
  • 28Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340057001042013: 35 filings (11.55/100 renter HHs)2014: 36 filings (11.88/100 renter HHs)2015: 27 filings (8.91/100 renter HHs)2016: 27 filings (9.51/100 renter HHs)2017: 18 filings (6.34/100 renter HHs)2018: 28 filings (9.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fitler. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fitler

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palmyra, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Burlington County average of 6.5 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 171 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 9.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.9% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34005700104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34005700104?

Census tract 34005700104 in the Fitler neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34005700104?

Median gross rent is $1,632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34005700104?

11.1% of residents in tract 34005700104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,139.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34005700104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 39th, minority 70th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 34005700104 considered part of Fitler?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34005700104 fall within Fitler (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34005700104?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 171 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34005700104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.68% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34005700104 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34005700104 compare to Palmyra overall?

Tract 34005700104 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Palmyra at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmyra; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palmyra

Top eight tracts in Palmyra ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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