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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Ocean City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34009020101 · Cape May County, NJ · pop 3,695 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Ocean City

Tract 34009020101, home to 3,695 residents in Ocean City in Cape May County, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,816 a month while the average household earns $86,933 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 18% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,946
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$86,933

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Ocean City
High
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 32 tracts In Cape May County
High
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#802 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocean City and the region

Centroid at 39.2818, -74.5675 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocean City scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ocean City
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,816 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ocean City
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ocean City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ocean City
5.7

How Ocean City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ocean City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 020101Ocean City: 7.47.4Ocean Cityparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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)

  • 243Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 8.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.6%Peak (2018)
  • 79Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340090201012013: 67 filings (7.51/100 renter HHs)2016: 49 filings (7.84/100 renter HHs)2017: 48 filings (7.68/100 renter HHs)2018: 79 filings (12.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Ocean City

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ocean City, 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 in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 243 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 8.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.6% of renter households in 2018.

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 34009020101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34009020101?

Census tract 34009020101 in Ocean City scores 4.6/10 (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 34009020101?

Median gross rent is $1,816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34009020101?

3.9% of residents in tract 34009020101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,695.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34009020101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 33th, minority 36th, housing 66th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34009020101?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 243 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34009020101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.92% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34009020101 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34009020101 compare to Ocean City overall?

Tract 34009020101 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Ocean City at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ocean City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ocean City

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

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