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Neighborhood · Trenton, NJ

Central West Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 3,169 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10 · range 8.4–8.4

Central West is a one-tract neighborhood of Trenton, NJ and houses 3,169 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.4/10, placing it in the High tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Trenton rate of 34.0%.

The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Food insecurity affects 33.1% of adults, 15.3 points above the national rate. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 1,193 eviction filings.

SNAP participation is 26.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 41.8% of renter households. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.

The most recent observed rate, 23.7% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 13 neighborhoods in Trenton.

For a like-for-like read, Cadwalader Heights and Top Road score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Central West vs Trenton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.6% +64%
Trenton: 34.0%
Average gross rent
$1,369 +6%
Trenton: $1,294
Average HH income
$58,090 +23%
Trenton: $47,102
Poverty rate
18.9% -23%
Trenton: 24.7%
Renter share
49.5% -20%
Trenton: 62.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Central West and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.4–8.4

Why Central West 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
56% 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
50% 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
18.9% below poverty line · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Risk score comparison

Central West vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Central West score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.4Central WestNeighborhood7.0Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Central West

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34021001500 8.4 3,169 56% $1,369
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

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

Socioeconomic status 72%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Central West

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,193Total filings (sum)
  • 30.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 41.8%Peak year (2015)
  • 23.73%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central West

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

Frequently asked

About Central West

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Central West?

Central West scores 8.4/10 (High 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 Central West compare to Trenton overall?

Central West scores 1.4 points higher than Trenton overall (7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,369 vs $1,294.
Q3

What is the average rent in Central West?

Average gross rent in Central West is $1,369/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Central West residents are renters?

50% of Central West households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 3,169 residents.
Q5

Is Central West a high social-vulnerability area?

Central West sits in the 94th 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 Central West for landlords?

Central West carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). 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 Central West?

Central West has 3,460 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75%), Hispanic / Latino (19.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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