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Neighborhood · Princeton, NJ

Witherspoon-Jackson Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 15,193 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.3–6.4

Witherspoon-Jackson takes in 3 census tracts of Princeton, NJ and houses 15,193 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Princeton rate of 24.8%.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The voucher gap is 24.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.3 to 6.4, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Disability prevalence reaches 16.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. SNAP participation is 3.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Court records carry 291 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.2/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 3.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2018, is well off that peak.

Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Princeton, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Institute Area and Pretty Brook Area.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Witherspoon-Jackson vs Princeton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.4% +83%
Princeton: 24.8%
Average gross rent
$2,525 -4%
Princeton: $2,636
Average HH income
$154,766 -16%
Princeton: $184,113
Poverty rate
7.2% +5%
Princeton: 6.8%
Renter share
49.9% +12%
Princeton: 44.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Witherspoon-Jackson and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.3–6.4

Why Witherspoon-Jackson scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
50% renter households · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Economic stress
7.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.4 across tracts
1.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.3–10.0 across tracts
7.2
Risk score comparison

Witherspoon-Jackson vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Witherspoon-Jackson score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Witherspoon-JacksoNeighborhood6.7Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Witherspoon-Jackson?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.1 points from 5.3 to 6.4. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Witherspoon-Jackson

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34021004000 6.4 5,881 58% $2,295
34021004501 5.3 7,006 40% $2,446
34021004206 5.3 2,306 30% $3,350
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 32

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 14%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 32%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Witherspoon-Jackson

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 291Total filings (sum)
  • 2.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak year (2016)
  • 1.53%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Witherspoon-Jackson

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Witherspoon-Jackson

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Witherspoon-Jackson?

Witherspoon-Jackson scores 5.7/10 (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 Witherspoon-Jackson compare to Princeton overall?

Witherspoon-Jackson scores 1.0 points lower than Princeton overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,525 vs $2,636.
Q3

What is the average rent in Witherspoon-Jackson?

Average gross rent in Witherspoon-Jackson is $2,525/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Witherspoon-Jackson residents are renters?

50% of Witherspoon-Jackson households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Princeton). The neighborhood has 15,193 residents.
Q5

Is Witherspoon-Jackson a high social-vulnerability area?

Witherspoon-Jackson sits in the 32nd 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 Witherspoon-Jackson have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Witherspoon-Jackson is census tract 34021004000 (score 6.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.4, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Witherspoon-Jackson for landlords?

Witherspoon-Jackson carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Princeton as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Witherspoon-Jackson?

Witherspoon-Jackson has 15,004 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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