1 census tracts · pop 1,534 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.9–7.9
Battle Monument is a one-tract neighborhood of Trenton, NJ, population 1,534. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, Elevated tier. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $840, 35% below the Trenton average of $1,294. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2/10.
Food insecurity affects 30.5% of adults, 12.7 points above the national rate. 15.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 886 evictions logged in this tract.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Against a Trenton baseline of 34.0%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 56.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 43.1% in 2018 against a 56.6% peak. That places it #9 of 13 neighborhoods in Trenton.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Battle Monument vs TrentonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Battle Monument
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
886Total filings (sum)
51.86%Avg annual filing rate
56.6%Peak year (2016)
43.13%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Battle Monument
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.0%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
21.4%SNAP enrollment
16.0%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Battle Monument
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Battle Monument?
Battle Monument scores 7.9/10 (Elevated 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 Battle Monument compare to Trenton overall?
Battle Monument scores 0.9 points higher than Trenton overall (7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $840 vs $1,294.
Q3
What is the average rent in Battle Monument?
Average gross rent in Battle Monument is $840/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Battle Monument residents are renters?
73% of Battle Monument households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 1,534 residents.
Q5
Is Battle Monument a high social-vulnerability area?
Battle Monument sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Battle Monument for landlords?
Battle Monument carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). 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 Trenton as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Battle Monument?
Battle Monument has 1,490 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Hispanic / Latino (21.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
