1 census tracts · pop 4,579 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
Top Road is a one-tract neighborhood of Trenton, NJ, population 4,579. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.4/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Trenton baseline of 34.0%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
36% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $61,250 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Average gross rent is $1,663, 29% above the Trenton average of $1,294.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 551 eviction filings. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.
18.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 13.4% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7/10.
Food insecurity affects 25.8% of adults, 8.0 points above the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.3% in 2018 against a 13.4% peak.
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
Top Road vs TrentonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Top Road
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
551Total filings (sum)
11.27%Avg annual filing rate
13.4%Peak year (2016)
11.31%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Top Road
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.6%Housing insecurity
13.3%Utility shutoff threat
25.8%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
18.4%No health insurance
27.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Top Road
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Top Road?
Top Road 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 Top Road compare to Trenton overall?
Top Road scores 1.4 points higher than Trenton overall (7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,663 vs $1,294.
Q3
What is the average rent in Top Road?
Average gross rent in Top Road is $1,663/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Top Road residents are renters?
58% of Top Road households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Trenton). The neighborhood has 4,579 residents.
Q5
Is Top Road a high social-vulnerability area?
Top Road sits in the 95th 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 Top Road for landlords?
Top Road 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 Top Road?
Top Road has 4,157 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.8%), Hispanic / Latino (24.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
