1 census tracts · pop 4,473 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
The Island is a one-tract neighborhood of Trenton, NJ, population 4,473. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Trenton baseline of 34.0%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9/10.
The poverty rate is 36%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average household income of $50,625 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
Food insecurity affects 33.7% of adults, 15.9 points above the national rate. SNAP participation is 29.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 1,628 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 46.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 36.5% in 2018 against a 46.2% peak. At $1,376 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Trenton commands.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.4/10 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
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Island vs TrentonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Island
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,628Total filings (sum)
39.85%Avg annual filing rate
46.2%Peak year (2013)
36.51%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.3%Housing insecurity
19.6%Utility shutoff threat
33.7%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
13.8%No health insurance
31.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Island?
The Island 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 The Island compare to Trenton overall?
The Island scores 1.4 points higher than Trenton overall (7/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,376 vs $1,294.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Island?
Average gross rent in The Island is $1,376/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Island residents are renters?
57% of The Island households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 4,473 residents.
Q5
Is The Island a high social-vulnerability area?
The Island sits in the 79th 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 The Island for landlords?
The Island 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 The Island?
The Island has 4,060 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (76.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
