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Neighborhood · Williamstown, NJ

Robanna Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 12,790 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.8–5.1

Robanna is a 2-tract neighborhood of Williamstown, NJ and houses 12,790 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. At $1,687 a month, rents sit 33% over what the rest of Williamstown commands.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 28% of renter households.

The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 1,322 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 45.0% of renter households.

SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Recent filings have not receded much: 31.7% in 2018 against a 45.0% peak. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $77,091.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Robanna vs Williamstown How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
27.6% -5%
Williamstown: 29.1%
Average gross rent
$1,687 +33%
Williamstown: $1,266
Average HH income
$77,091 -11%
Williamstown: $87,021
Poverty rate
5.2% -28%
Williamstown: 7.3%
Renter share
20.8% +14%
Williamstown: 18.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Robanna and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.8–5.1

Why Robanna scores 5

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 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–7.0 across tracts
6.9
Rent control risk
28% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.8 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–6.6 across tracts
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
21% renter households · Range 4.0–4.7 across tracts
4.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
5.2% below poverty line · Range 1.1–1.5 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–6.5 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Robanna vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Robanna score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.0RobannaNeighborhood4.4Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Robanna

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34015501608 5.1 6,588 17% $2,077
34015501603 4.8 6,202 38% $1,272
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 42

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 41%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 35%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Robanna

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,322Total filings (sum)
  • 29.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 45.0%Peak year (2015)
  • 31.96%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Robanna

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

Frequently asked

About Robanna

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Robanna?

Robanna scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Robanna compare to Williamstown overall?

Robanna scores 0.6 points higher than Williamstown overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,687 vs $1,266.
Q3

What is the average rent in Robanna?

Average gross rent in Robanna is $1,687/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Robanna residents are renters?

21% of Robanna households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Williamstown). The neighborhood has 12,790 residents.
Q5

Is Robanna a high social-vulnerability area?

Robanna sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Robanna have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Robanna is census tract 34015501608 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Robanna for landlords?

Robanna carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Williamstown as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Robanna?

Robanna has 12,313 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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