Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally
North Trenton Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34021002000 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 1,555 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 34021002000 sits in the North Trenton area of Trenton eviction risk, NJ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.4/10. 49% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units494
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$38,158
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2264, -74.7519 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Trenton scores 8.4
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
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,415 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 North Trenton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 68%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)
- 615Total filings over 6 yrs
- 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 53.8%Peak (2015)
- 97Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Trenton. 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.
- 30.6%Housing insecurity
- 19.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.4%Food insecurity
- 26.0%SNAP enrollment
- 16.8%Transit barriers
- 17.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Trenton
Cost burden runs 75% here against 46.5% across Mercer County. It sits 2.7 points above the Mercer County average of 5.7.
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.3/10. Set annual rent against average income of $38,158 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Housing insecurity runs 30.6% against 14.2% nationally. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2/10.
The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. SNAP participation runs 26.0% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 615 evictions over 6 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,415, 9% above the Trenton average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34021002000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021002000?
Census tract 34021002000 in the North Trenton neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 34021002000?
Median gross rent is $1,415/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021002000?
26.6% of residents in tract 34021002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,555.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021002000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 92th, minority 94th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 34021002000 considered part of North Trenton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021002000 fall within North Trenton (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021002000?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 615 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.80% of renter households, peaking at 53.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021002000 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.6% 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. 19.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021002000 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021002000 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Trenton at 7/10. 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 34021002000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 68% 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
The Island
8.4
/ 10 · High
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Hillcrest
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Cadwalader Heights
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Cadwalader Heights
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
South Trenton
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Central West
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
South Trenton
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Chambersburg
8.4
/ 10 · High
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