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Neighborhood · Trenton, NJ

Cadwalader Heights Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 5,626 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10 · range 8.4–8.4

Cadwalader Heights spans 2 census tracts of Trenton, NJ and houses 5,626 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Trenton rate of 34.0%.

37% 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. 26.2% 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 poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. At $855 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of Trenton commands.

71% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the high side is economic stress at 8.5/10.

Court records carry 4,656 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 52.3% of renter households. 17.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 41.3% in 2018 against a 52.3% peak.

With little internal variation, 8.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.4
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cadwalader Heights vs Trenton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
66.2% +95%
Trenton: 34.0%
Average gross rent
$855 -34%
Trenton: $1,294
Average HH income
$32,780 -30%
Trenton: $47,102
Poverty rate
37.4% +52%
Trenton: 24.7%
Renter share
70.5% +14%
Trenton: 62.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cadwalader Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 8.4–8.4

Why Cadwalader Heights scores 8.4

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 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
66% of income on rent · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
71% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
37.4% below poverty line · Range 5.6–10.0 across tracts
8.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.1 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Cadwalader Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cadwalader Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.4Cadwalader HeightsNeighborhood7.0Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Cadwalader Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34021001401 8.4 3,717 58% $661
34021001402 8.4 1,909 81% $1,233
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 88%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cadwalader Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,656Total filings (sum)
  • 45.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 52.3%Peak year (2014)
  • 44.10%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cadwalader Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Cadwalader Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cadwalader Heights?

Cadwalader Heights scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Cadwalader Heights compare to Trenton overall?

Cadwalader Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Trenton overall (7/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $855 vs $1,294.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cadwalader Heights?

Average gross rent in Cadwalader Heights is $855/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cadwalader Heights residents are renters?

71% of Cadwalader Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 5,626 residents.
Q5

Is Cadwalader Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Cadwalader Heights sits in the 85th 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

Which tracts in Cadwalader Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cadwalader Heights is census tract 34021001401 (score 8.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 8.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Cadwalader Heights for landlords?

Cadwalader Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Cadwalader Heights?

Cadwalader Heights has 5,204 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (78.2%), Hispanic / Latino (15.7%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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