3 census tracts · pop 13,331 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.2–6.3
The Gentry spans 3 census tracts of Princeton Meadows, NJ, population 13,331. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Princeton Meadows rate of 23.2%. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 14.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.2 to 6.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. SNAP participation is 3.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filings are well documented here: 352 across 3 observed tracts. Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 16.3% of renter households. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,942, close to the Princeton Meadows average.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
The Gentry vs Princeton MeadowsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Gentry
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
352Total filings (sum)
8.01%Avg annual filing rate
16.3%Peak year (2015)
8.01%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Gentry
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
3.1%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
14.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Gentry
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Gentry?
The Gentry scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Gentry compare to Princeton Meadows overall?
The Gentry scores 0.9 points lower than Princeton Meadows overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $1,942 vs $2,010.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Gentry?
Average gross rent in The Gentry is $1,942/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Gentry residents are renters?
61% of The Gentry households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Princeton Meadows). The neighborhood has 13,331 residents.
Q5
Is The Gentry a high social-vulnerability area?
The Gentry sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in The Gentry have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Gentry is census tract 34023008606 (score 6.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is The Gentry for landlords?
The Gentry carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Princeton Meadows as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Gentry?
The Gentry has 13,460 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
