1 census tracts · pop 5,451 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Evergreen at Hamilton is a one-tract neighborhood of Mercerville, NJ, population 5,451. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a Mercerville baseline of 24.6%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 197 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.1% of adults, 9.7 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 8.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,762, 9% above the Mercerville average of $1,621.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.6% in 2018 against a 8.4% peak. That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Mercerville. At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Mercerville and Hamilton Square score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Evergreen at Hamilton vs MercervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Evergreen at Hamilton
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
197Total filings (sum)
7.30%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2014)
7.61%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Evergreen at Hamilton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
21.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Evergreen at Hamilton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Evergreen at Hamilton?
Evergreen at Hamilton scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Evergreen at Hamilton compare to Mercerville overall?
Evergreen at Hamilton scores 1.3 points lower than Mercerville overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,762 vs $1,621.
Q3
What is the average rent in Evergreen at Hamilton?
Average gross rent in Evergreen at Hamilton is $1,762/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Evergreen at Hamilton residents are renters?
27% of Evergreen at Hamilton households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Mercerville). The neighborhood has 5,451 residents.
Q5
Is Evergreen at Hamilton a high social-vulnerability area?
Evergreen at Hamilton sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Evergreen at Hamilton for landlords?
Evergreen at Hamilton carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mercerville as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Evergreen at Hamilton?
Evergreen at Hamilton has 5,479 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.5%), Hispanic / Latino (15.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
