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Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Williamstown Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 34015501605 · Gloucester County, NJ · pop 4,668 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Williamstown

Tract 34015501605, home to 4,668 residents in Williamstown, scores 6.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,342 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,575 a month against an average household income of $73,571 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 6% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,790
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$73,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Williamstown
Very High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 69 tracts In Gloucester County
High
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#1,031 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,543 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Williamstown and the region

Centroid at 39.6371, -74.9230 · click any tract to drill in

Why Williamstown scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Williamstown
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,575 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamstown
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamstown
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamstown
5.0

How Williamstown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Williamstown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 501605Williamstown: 7.37.3Williamstownparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 114Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 9.65%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.8%Peak (2017)
  • 14Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340155016052013: 25 filings (12.14/100 renter HHs)2014: 15 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2016: 17 filings (8.99/100 renter HHs)2017: 28 filings (14.81/100 renter HHs)2018: 14 filings (7.41/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Williamstown

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Williamstown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Gloucester County average of 6.3 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 114 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 9.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.8% of renter households in 2017.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34015501605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34015501605?

Census tract 34015501605 in Williamstown scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34015501605?

Median gross rent is $1,575/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34015501605?

10.6% of residents in tract 34015501605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,668.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34015501605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 71th, minority 46th, housing 72th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34015501605?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 114 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34015501605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.65% of renter households, peaking at 14.8% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34015501605 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34015501605 compare to Williamstown overall?

Tract 34015501605 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Williamstown at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamstown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Williamstown

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

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