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Neighborhood · Princeton Meadows, NJ

The Gentry Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 13,331 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10 · range 8.1-8.6

The Gentry is a asian (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Princeton Meadows with 3 census tracts and a population of 13,331 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 8.3/10 (High tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 35% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,942/month sits 3% lower than the Princeton Meadows citywide average ($2,010).

Risk score
8.3
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
The Gentry vs Princeton Meadows How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.5% +49%
Princeton Meadows: 23.2%
Average gross rent
$1,942 -3%
Princeton Meadows: $2,010
Average HH income
$123,966 0%
Princeton Meadows: $124,065
Poverty rate
3.0% +16%
Princeton Meadows: 2.6%
Renter share
61.0% -2%
Princeton Meadows: 62.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Gentry and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 8.1-8.6

Why The Gentry scores 8.3

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 6.1-6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.3-7.3 across tracts
7.3
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 3.5-3.5 across tracts
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5-6.5 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 9.6-9.6 across tracts
9.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.9-2.9 across tracts
2.9
Economic stress
3.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0-1.1 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.6-4.2 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

The Gentry vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

The Gentry score vs. parent city, state, U.S.The Gentry: 8.38.3The GentryNeighborhoodParent city: 8.38.3Parent cityhost cityState: 7.77.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in The Gentry?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 8.1 to 8.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in The Gentry

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34023008606 8.6 4,470 31% $1,919
34023008605 8.3 2,842 33% $1,864
34023008602 8.1 6,019 38% $1,996
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 16%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 15%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 42%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.

Frequently asked

About The Gentry

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Gentry?

The Gentry scores 8.3/10 (High 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 0.0 points higher than Princeton Meadows overall (8.3/10). 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 8.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.6, a spread of 0.5 points.

Q7

How safe is The Gentry for landlords?

The Gentry carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 (8.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of The Gentry?

The Gentry has 13,460 residents (Asian (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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