3 census tracts · pop 17,725 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.5–5.3
Etra spans 3 census tracts of Hightstown, NJ and houses 17,725 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Hightstown baseline of 21.6%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 5.3, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 444 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 19.3% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. Against average income of $99,671, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,577, close to the Hightstown average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 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
4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Etra vs HightstownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Etra
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
444Total filings (sum)
7.32%Avg annual filing rate
19.3%Peak year (2015)
4.32%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Etra
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
21.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Etra
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Etra?
Etra scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Etra compare to Hightstown overall?
Etra scores 0.6 points lower than Hightstown overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $1,577 vs $1,606.
Q3
What is the average rent in Etra?
Average gross rent in Etra is $1,577/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Etra residents are renters?
33% of Etra households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Hightstown). The neighborhood has 17,725 residents.
Q5
Is Etra a high social-vulnerability area?
Etra sits in the 47th 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 Etra have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Etra is census tract 34021004409 (score 5.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.3, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Etra for landlords?
Etra carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hightstown as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Etra?
Etra has 18,001 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.4%), Hispanic / Latino (33.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
