1 census tracts · pop 4,849 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Hamilton Square is a one-tract suburb of Mercerville, NJ, population 4,849. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
16% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Mercerville rate of 24.6%. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
SNAP participation is 3.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 58 evictions logged in this tract.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 5.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.6% in 2018 against a 5.1% peak. Average gross rent is $1,500, 7% below the Mercerville average of $1,621.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Mercerville, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. At 5% 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 Evergreen at Hamilton score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $135,154, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
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
Hamilton Square vs MercervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamilton Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
5.30%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2017)
4.63%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
20.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Square?
Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square compare to Mercerville overall?
Hamilton Square scores 1.3 points lower than Mercerville overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,500 vs $1,621.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton Square?
Average gross rent in Hamilton Square is $1,500/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton Square residents are renters?
5% of Hamilton Square households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Mercerville). The neighborhood has 4,849 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton Square sits in the 13th 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 Hamilton Square for landlords?
Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square?
Hamilton Square has 4,712 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
