Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally
East Orange Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34013010700 · Essex County, NJ · pop 4,517
East Orange anchors census tract 34013010700, which lands at 7.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,531 a month while the average household earns $59,461 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,595
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$59,461
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Orange and the region
Centroid at 40.7619, -74.2031 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Orange scores 7.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Orange
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,531 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Orange
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Orange
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Orange
7.1
How East Orange compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 100%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 1,236Total filings over 6 yrs
- 29.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 30.9%Peak (2016)
- 168Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 6 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.
- 28.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.5%Food insecurity
- 26.9%SNAP enrollment
- 16.8%Transit barriers
- 16.2%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Orange
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 East Orange eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Essex County average of 7.3 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 1,236 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 29.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.9% of renter households in 2016.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 34013010700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013010700?
Census tract 34013010700 in East Orange scores 7.9/10 (Elevated 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 34013010700?
Median gross rent is $1,531/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34013010700?
19.0% of residents in tract 34013010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,517.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34013010700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 74th, minority 97th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34013010700?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,236 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34013010700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.49% of renter households, peaking at 30.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34013010700 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.5% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34013010700 compare to East Orange overall?
Tract 34013010700 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of East Orange at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Orange eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34013010700 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Orange
Top eight tracts in East Orange ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
34013011100
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34013010400
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34013010600
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
University Heights
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
University Heights
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34013011700
8.3
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34013011200
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34013010200
7.7
/ 10 · High
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