13 census tracts · pop 45,141 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 6.6–9.4
The Heights is a 13-tract neighborhood of Jersey City, NJ and houses 45,141 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Jersey City baseline of 27.5%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Scores across the 13 constituent tracts range from 6.6 to 9.4. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,977 across 11 observed tracts.
At $1,740 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Jersey City commands. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 81.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 6.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 8 neighborhoods in Jersey City.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $87,457. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
13 tracts · population-weighted
The Heights vs Jersey CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Heights?
The Heights scores 7.9/10 (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.
Q2
How does The Heights compare to Jersey City overall?
The Heights scores 0.1 points lower than Jersey City overall (8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,740 vs $2,007.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in The Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Heights is census tract 34017000200 (score 9.4/10). Across the 13 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 9.4, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is The Heights for landlords?
The Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). 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 (8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Heights?
The Heights has 45,124 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
