15 census tracts · pop 66,349 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.0/10 · range 5.5–8.2
Academy Heights is a black-white neighborhood in Newark with 15 census tracts and a population of 66,349 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 29% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,661/month sits 19% higher than the Newark citywide median ($1,392).
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Click any tract to drill in · 15 tracts span score 5.5–8.2
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract↕ | Score↕ | Pop↕ | % over 30% on rent↕ | Average rent↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34013002203 | 8.2 | 6,609 | 57% | $1,046 |
| 34013002100 | 8.1 | 2,818 | 81% | $1,605 |
| 34013002202 | 7.8 | 3,950 | 84% | $1,245 |
| 34013002300 | 7.2 | 5,402 | 36% | $1,515 |
| 34013019200 | 7.1 | 5,071 | 55% | $1,526 |
| 34013002204 | 7.1 | 1,922 | 24% | $1,611 |
| 34013018800 | 7.0 | 5,609 | 48% | $1,543 |
| 34013019400 | 7.0 | 2,921 | 78% | $3,501 |
| 34013019600 | 6.9 | 6,516 | 61% | $2,363 |
| 34013019500 | 6.9 | 3,880 | 61% | $3,000 |
| 34013012200 | 6.8 | 5,956 | 52% | $1,404 |
| 34013019300 | 6.8 | 3,607 | 47% | $2,690 |
| 34013019900 | 6.2 | 2,517 | 37% | $1,454 |
| 34013019000 | 6.1 | 4,869 | — | — |
| 34013019100 | 5.5 | 4,702 | 13% | $1,533 |
Pop-weighted across 15 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Aggregated across 13 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
Academy Heights scores 7.0/10 (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.
Academy Heights scores 1.2 points lower than Newark overall (8.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,661 vs $1,392.
Median 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.
43% of Academy Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Newark). The neighborhood has 66,349 residents.
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.
The highest-risk constituent tract in Academy Heights is census tract 34013002203 (score 8.2/10). Across the 15 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 8.2 — a spread of 2.7 points.
Academy Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.0/10). 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 (8.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Academy Heights has 66,068 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Academy Heights.
