Neighborhood · Jersey City, NJ

The Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

13 census tracts · pop 45,141 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10 · range 5.3–8.4

The Heights is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Jersey City with 13 census tracts and a population of 45,141 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,740/month sits 13% lower than the Jersey City citywide average ($2,007).

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

13 tracts · population-weighted

The Heights vs Jersey City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

44.5% +62%

Jersey City: 27.5%

Average gross rent

$1,740 -13%

Jersey City: $2,007

Average HH income

$87,457 -14%

Jersey City: $101,597

Poverty rate

13.4% -14%

Jersey City: 15.6%

Renter share

64.6% -10%

Jersey City: 72.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 13 tracts span score 5.3–8.4

Why The Heights scores 6.9

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 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

45% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

65% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Economic stress

13.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts

3.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts

2.6

Risk score comparison

The Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in The Heights?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 3.1 points from 5.3 to 8.4. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.4 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

13 tracts in The Heights

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34017000200	8.4	4,532	51%	$1,356
34017000700	7.6	3,512	63%	$1,831
34017000600	7.4	5,581	42%	$1,605
34017006900	7.1	37	100%	—
34017000102	6.9	3,395	52%	$2,021
34017001100	6.8	5,060	41%	$1,580
34017000800	6.8	3,944	45%	$1,843
34017001000	6.8	1,964	42%	$1,741
34017000500	6.7	4,237	32%	$1,788
34017000101	6.4	2,734	55%	$2,129
34017000400	6.3	3,746	38%	$1,703
34017000300	5.9	3,526	39%	$1,662
34017001300	5.3	2,873	38%	$2,024

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 68

Pop-weighted across 13 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 40%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 69%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Heights

Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,977Total filings (sum)
7.11%Avg annual filing rate
81.8%Peak year (2016)
5.62%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Heights

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

14.4%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About The Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for The Heights?

The Heights scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 13 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.

How does The Heights compare to Jersey City overall?

The Heights scores 1.4 points lower than Jersey City overall (8.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,740 vs $2,007.

What is the average rent in The Heights?

Average gross rent in The Heights is $1,740/month (pop-weighted across 13 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of The Heights residents are renters?

65% of The Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Jersey City). The neighborhood has 45,141 residents.

Is The Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

The Heights sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in The Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Heights is census tract 34017000200 (score 8.4/10). Across the 13 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.4, a spread of 3.1 points.

How safe is The Heights for landlords?

The Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 13 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 (8.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of The Heights?

The Heights has 45,124 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near The Heights

7.1 Indian Square 6 tracts · pop 21,429 7.5 The Shades 16 tracts · pop 58,472 4.6 Downtown 9 tracts · pop 33,113 4.4 Uptown 7 tracts · pop 26,520 7.3 Hilltop 5 tracts · pop 12,941 6 Hamilton Park 9 tracts · pop 23,835

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Jersey City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to The Heights.

7.1 Indian Square 6 tracts · pop 21,429 7.3 Hilltop 5 tracts · pop 12,941 7.7 McGinley Square 22 tracts · pop 89,090 6 Hamilton Park 9 tracts · pop 23,835 5.3 Downtown Jersey City 4 tracts · pop 19,110 5.3 Newport 3 tracts · pop 14,077

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