Neighborhood · Asbury Park, NJ

West Allenhurst Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 22,660 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10 · range 3.7–9.2

West Allenhurst takes in 8 census tracts of Asbury Park, NJ and houses 22,660 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.7 to 9.2, a 5.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Cost burden runs 48% against 31.6% citywide, putting West Allenhurst 16.1% over its own city. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.

Filings are well documented here: 834 across 6 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 27.8% of renter households. Against average income of $112,520, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.

Average gross rent runs $1,647, close to the Asbury Park average. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 5.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

8 tracts · population-weighted

West Allenhurst vs Asbury Park How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.7% +51%

Asbury Park: 31.6%

Average gross rent

$1,647 -4%

Asbury Park: $1,722

Average HH income

$112,520 +58%

Asbury Park: $71,080

Poverty rate

13.4% -29%

Asbury Park: 18.8%

Renter share

43.4% -40%

Asbury Park: 72.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Allenhurst and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 3.7–9.2

Why West Allenhurst scores 7.1

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 4.9–4.9 across tracts

4.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.4–6.8 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 3.5–8.6 across tracts

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–6.8 across tracts

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

43% renter households · Range 3.1–9.8 across tracts

7.4

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.7–7.6 across tracts

6.4

Economic stress

13.4% below poverty line · Range 1.5–5.6 across tracts

3.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–6.4 across tracts

4.2

Risk score comparison

West Allenhurst vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in West Allenhurst?

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 5.5 points from 3.7 to 9.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.4 6.4 5.2 3.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in West Allenhurst

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34025807300	9.2	3,490	76%	$1,806
34025807004	9.2	2,958	53%	$1,654
34025807005	9.2	2,045	47%	$2,210
34025807006	9.2	1,763	40%	$1,617
34025807100	8.4	2,452	28%	,
34025812400	6.4	2,039	38%	$1,489
34025806300	5.2	2,383	67%	$2,333
34025806600	3.7	5,530	34%	$1,836

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 45

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 47%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 31%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 45%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 55%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in West Allenhurst

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

834Total filings (sum)
11.28%Avg annual filing rate
27.8%Peak year (2018)
10.44%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Allenhurst

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

12.3%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About West Allenhurst

What is the eviction-risk score for West Allenhurst?

West Allenhurst scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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.

How does West Allenhurst compare to Asbury Park overall?

West Allenhurst scores 0.7 points lower than Asbury Park overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,647 vs $1,722.

What is the average rent in West Allenhurst?

Average gross rent in West Allenhurst is $1,647/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of West Allenhurst residents are renters?

43% of West Allenhurst households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Asbury Park). The neighborhood has 22,660 residents.

Is West Allenhurst a high social-vulnerability area?

West Allenhurst sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in West Allenhurst have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in West Allenhurst is census tract 34025807300 (score 9.2/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 9.2, a spread of 5.5 points.

How safe is West Allenhurst for landlords?

West Allenhurst carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Asbury Park as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of West Allenhurst?

West Allenhurst has 22,847 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.5%), Hispanic / Latino (17.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near West Allenhurst

5.9 Wertheins Corner 2 tracts · pop 8,311 7.2 Eatonbrook 3 tracts · pop 13,717 8.7 Port-au-Peck 5 tracts · pop 20,102 5 Parkers Creek 2 tracts · pop 11,511 3.8 Brielle Borough 2 tracts · pop 5,921 6.5 Little Silver 2 tracts · pop 5,612

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