Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Ocean City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34009020203 · Cape May County, NJ · pop 2,041 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Ocean City
Census tract 34009020203 covers Ocean City, home to 2,041 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,508 a month against an average household income of $94,107 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,005
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$94,107
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ocean City and the region
Centroid at 39.2756, -74.6003 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ocean City scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,508 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 7Total filings over 4 yrs
- 0.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.5%Peak (2013)
- 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 4.7%Housing insecurity
- 2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 3.6%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 11.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ocean City
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $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 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 below 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 38th 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 7 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.5% of renter households in 2013.
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 34009020203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34009020203?
Census tract 34009020203 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 34009020203?
Median gross rent is $1,508/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34009020203?
4.3% of residents in tract 34009020203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34009020203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 22th, minority 6th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34009020203?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34009020203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.47% of renter households, peaking at 0.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34009020203 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.7% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34009020203 compare to Ocean City overall?
Tract 34009020203 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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