Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Peermont Eviction Risk: Lower , Avalon
Tract 34009020902 · Cape May County, NJ · pop 1,459 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 34009020902 reflects conditions in the Peermont area of Avalon, New Jersey. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,615 a month while the average household earns $143,482 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units775
Renter share5.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$143,482
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avalon and the region
Centroid at 39.0907, -74.7317 · click any tract to drill in
Why Peermont scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avalon
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,615 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avalon
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avalon
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avalon
4.9
How Peermont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
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)
- 5Total filings over 3 yrs
- 3.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2016)
- 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 3.7%Housing insecurity
- 2.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.4%Food insecurity
- 2.3%SNAP enrollment
- 3.0%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 10.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Peermont
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Avalon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cape May County average of 6.0 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 3.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 5 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34009020902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34009020902?
Census tract 34009020902 in the Peermont neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (Lower 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 34009020902?
Median gross rent is $1,615/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34009020902?
3.7% of residents in tract 34009020902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,459.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34009020902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 7th, minority 9th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 34009020902 considered part of Peermont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34009020902 fall within Peermont (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34009020902?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 34009020902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.27% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34009020902 struggle to pay rent?
About 3.7% 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. 2.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34009020902 compare to Avalon overall?
Tract 34009020902 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Avalon at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avalon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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