9 census tracts · pop 23,835 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.6–8.3
Hamilton Park is a 9-tract neighborhood of Jersey City, NJ and houses 23,835 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Average gross rent is $2,496, 24% above the Jersey City average of $2,007. Scores across the 9 constituent tracts range from 6.6 to 8.3. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Jersey City baseline of 27.5%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Disability prevalence reaches 17.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 1,040 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 11.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
9 tracts · population-weighted
Hamilton Park vs Jersey CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamilton Park
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,040Total filings (sum)
5.63%Avg annual filing rate
11.8%Peak year (2017)
4.55%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.6%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
18.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Park?
Hamilton Park scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 9 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 Hamilton Park compare to Jersey City overall?
Hamilton Park scores 0.9 points lower than Jersey City overall (8/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,496 vs $2,007.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton Park?
Average gross rent in Hamilton Park is $2,496/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton Park residents are renters?
71% of Hamilton Park households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Jersey City). The neighborhood has 23,835 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton Park sits in the 40th 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 Hamilton Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hamilton Park is census tract 34017007001 (score 8.3/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 8.3, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Hamilton Park for landlords?
Hamilton Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jersey City as a whole (8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hamilton Park?
Hamilton Park has 24,593 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Hispanic / Latino (24.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
