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Neighborhood · Newark, NJ

Teachers Village Eviction Risk: High

17 census tracts · pop 59,548 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.0/10 · range 7.5–8.6

Teachers Village is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Newark with 17 census tracts and a population of 59,548 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 8.0/10 (High tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,302/month sits 6% lower than the Newark citywide median ($1,392).

Risk score
8.0
High
17 tracts · population-weighted
Teachers Village vs Newark How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.0% +54%
Newark: 33.7%
Average gross rent
$1,302 -6%
Newark: $1,392
Average HH income
$46,862 -3%
Newark: $48,416
Poverty rate
28.5% +16%
Newark: 24.7%
Renter share
84.8% +12%
Newark: 75.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Teachers Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 17 tracts span score 7.5–8.6

Why Teachers Village scores 8.0

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
52% of income on rent · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
85% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
28.5% below poverty line · Range 3.6–10.0 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts
2.0
Risk score comparison

Teachers Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Teachers Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Teachers Village: 8.08.0Teachers VillageNeighborhoodParent city: 8.28.2Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Teachers Village?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.1 points from 7.5 to 8.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

17 tracts in Teachers Village

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34013023200 8.6 3,637 73% $877
34013005700 8.6 2,693 74% $1,510
34013006200 8.5 1,821 49% $898
34013008100 8.3 4,127 59% $1,060
34013022700 8.3 2,787 52% $973
34013022800 8.3 1,815 66% $1,212
34013006900 8.2 5,289 64% $1,700
34013980100 8.2 2,037
34013007000 8.1 4,545 78% $1,686
34013007800 8.1 3,712 56% $1,752
34013008000 8.0 2,765 55% $2,134
34013006700 7.9 3,644 43% $429
34013007900 7.8 4,624 48% $1,346
34013007700 7.8 3,158 48% $1,601
34013006800 7.7 6,058 43% $1,519
34013022900 7.6 4,738 28% $1,312
34013006600 7.5 2,098 28% $962
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 17 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 93%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 71%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Teachers Village

Aggregated across 17 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 16,245Total filings (sum)
  • 13.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 48.6%Peak year (2018)
  • 15.35%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Teachers Village

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Teachers Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Teachers Village?

Teachers Village scores 8.0/10 (High tier) across 17 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 Teachers Village compare to Newark overall?

Teachers Village scores 0.2 points lower than Newark overall (8.2/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,302 vs $1,392.

Q3

What is the average rent in Teachers Village?

Median gross rent in Teachers Village is $1,302/month (pop-weighted across 17 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Teachers Village residents are renters?

85% of Teachers Village households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Newark). The neighborhood has 59,548 residents.

Q5

Is Teachers Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Teachers Village sits in the 91th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Teachers Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Teachers Village is census tract 34013023200 (score 8.6/10). Across the 17 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 8.6 — a spread of 1.1 points.

Q7

How safe is Teachers Village for landlords?

Teachers Village carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.0/10). Pop-weighted across 17 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 in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Teachers Village?

Teachers Village has 59,602 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (39.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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