Neighborhood · Ranked #458 of 84,120 nationally

Academy Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Newark

Tract 34013002202 · Essex County, NJ · pop 3,950 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 34013002202 sits in the Academy Heights neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. It has a population of 3,950 and an eviction-risk score of 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). 84% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 57% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,245/month against a median household income of $70,625 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 6% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,187

Renter share35.3%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate13.4%

Median income$70,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Newark and the region

Centroid at 40.7357, -74.2401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Academy Heights scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Newark

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.4% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,245 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Newark

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Newark

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Newark

8.0

How Academy Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

90%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
97%Grade B
3%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

527Total filings over 6 yrs
16.74%Avg annual filing rate
21.3%Peak (2013)
85Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 — 2018

Filings dropped 28% over the past 6 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Academy Heights. 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.

27.6%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
26.4%SNAP enrollment
16.1%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34013002202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013002202?

Census tract 34013002202 in the Academy Heights neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34013002202?

Median gross rent is $1,245/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34013002202?

13.4% of residents in tract 34013002202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,950.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34013002202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 98th, minority 99th, housing 35th.

Is tract 34013002202 considered part of Academy Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34013002202 fall within Academy Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34013002202?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 527 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34013002202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.74% of renter households, peaking at 21.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34013002202 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34013002202 compare to Newark overall?

Tract 34013002202 scores 7.8/10 — lower than the parent city of Newark at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newark eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34013002202 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Newark

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