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Eviction Risk in Institute Area , Princeton

1 census tracts · pop 5,599 · pop-weighted composite 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

Institute Area is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Princeton with 1 census tract and a population of 5,599 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 26% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 14% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,872/month sits 29% lower than the Princeton citywide median ($2,636).

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
26%
14% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,872
Median household income
$184,288
9.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Institute Area vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Institute Area score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Institute Area: 6.26.2Institute AreaNeighborhoodParent city: 7.17.1Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Littlebrook Area
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.1K
Peer · NJ
Colonial Lakes
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 13.1K
Peer · NJ
Western Section
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.1K
Peer · NJ
White Horse
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 13.1K
Comparison

Institute Area vs Princeton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.2 -13%
Princeton: 7.1
Rent burden
26.2% +6%
Princeton: 24.8%
Median gross rent
$1,872 -29%
Princeton: $2,636
Median HH income
$184,288 +0%
Princeton: $184,113
Poverty rate
9.3% +36%
Princeton: 6.8%
Renter share
39.8% -11%
Princeton: 44.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Institute Area

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,851 residents across all tracts in Institute Area. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4.9% White (non-Hispanic): 64.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 21.2% Other / Multiracial: 7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 64.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 21.2%
  • Other / Multiracial 7%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Institute Area

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34021004204 6.2 5,599 26% $1,872
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 7%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 77%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.

Frequently asked

About Institute Area

What is the eviction-risk score for Institute Area?

Institute Area scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Institute Area compare to Princeton overall?

Institute Area scores 0.9 points lower than Princeton overall (7.1/10). Rent burden: 26% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $1,872 vs $2,636.

What is the median rent in Institute Area?

Median 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.

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.

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.

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