15 census tracts · pop 66,349 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 4.6–9.9
Academy Heights spans 15 census tracts of Newark, NJ, population 66,349. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. The 15 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.6 to 9.9, a 5.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Newark rate of 33.7%. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,661, 19% above the Newark average of $1,392. Court records carry 7,285 eviction filings across its 13 observed tracts. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 49.3% of renter households. That places it #5 of 4 neighborhoods in Newark. For a like-for-like read, East Ferry and University Heights score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $122,267, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 5.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
15 tracts · population-weighted
Academy Heights vs NewarkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Academy Heights
Aggregated across 13 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7,285Total filings (sum)
15.02%Avg annual filing rate
49.3%Peak year (2018)
14.50%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Academy Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.6%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
20.1%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
23.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Academy Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Academy Heights?
Academy Heights scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 15 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Academy Heights compare to Newark overall?
Academy Heights scores 2.1 points lower than Newark overall (8.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,661 vs $1,392.
Q3
What is the average rent in Academy Heights?
Average gross rent in Academy Heights is $1,661/month (pop-weighted across 15 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Academy Heights residents are renters?
43% of Academy Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Newark). The neighborhood has 66,349 residents.
Q5
Is Academy Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Academy Heights sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Academy Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Academy Heights is census tract 34013002203 (score 9.9/10). Across the 15 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 9.9, a spread of 5.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Academy Heights for landlords?
Academy Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 15 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Newark as a whole (8.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Academy Heights?
Academy Heights has 66,068 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
