Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally
Cadwalader Heights Eviction Risk: High , Trenton
Tract 34021001402 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 1,909 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Cadwalader Heights neighborhood of Trenton centers on tract 34021001402, which scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,909 residents. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 81% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,233 monthly, set against $53,553 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units628
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$53,553
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2331, -74.7791 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cadwalader Heights scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Trenton
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,233 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Trenton
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Trenton
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Trenton
7.0
How Cadwalader Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 82%Grade B
- 18%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 715Total filings over 6 yrs
- 39.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.0%Peak (2014)
- 91Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cadwalader Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 31.2%Housing insecurity
- 21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.8%Food insecurity
- 32.8%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cadwalader Heights
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Trenton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mercer County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 31.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 715 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 39.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 44.0% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34021001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021001402?
Census tract 34021001402 in the Cadwalader Heights neighborhood scores 8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34021001402?
Median gross rent is $1,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021001402?
22.3% of residents in tract 34021001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,909.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 92th, minority 93th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 34021001402 considered part of Cadwalader Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021001402 fall within Cadwalader Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021001402?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 715 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021001402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 39.91% of renter households, peaking at 44.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021001402 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021001402 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021001402 scores 8/10, right in line with the parent city of Trenton at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Trenton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34021001402 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Trenton
Top eight tracts in Trenton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
Cadwalader Heights
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
North Trenton
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Chambersburg
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Chambersburg
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Lamberton
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
The Island
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
East Trenton
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Perdicaris Place
8.8
/ 10 · High
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