1 census tracts · pop 5,599 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Institute Area maps to a single census tract in Princeton, NJ, population 5,599. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in four of renter households.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,872, 29% below the Princeton average of $2,636.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.3/10. 14% 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.
SNAP participation is 2.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions logged in this tract. 3.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 0.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Princeton, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Witherspoon-Jackson and Pretty Brook Area score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Institute Area vs PrincetonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Institute Area
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
26Total filings (sum)
0.50%Avg annual filing rate
0.6%Peak year (2013)
0.31%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Institute Area
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
16.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Institute Area
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Institute Area?
Institute Area scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Institute Area compare to Princeton overall?
Institute Area scores 1.1 points lower than Princeton overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,872 vs $2,636.
Q3
What is the average rent in Institute Area?
Average gross rent in Institute Area is $1,872/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Institute Area residents are renters?
40% of Institute Area households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Princeton). The neighborhood has 5,599 residents.
Q5
Is Institute Area a high social-vulnerability area?
Institute Area 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 Institute Area for landlords?
Institute Area carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Princeton as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Institute Area?
Institute Area has 5,851 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.2%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
