2 census tracts · pop 5,149 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.4–8.4
Briar Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Freehold, NJ, population 5,149. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Freehold rate of 32.7%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.4 to 8.4, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Filings are well documented here: 267 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
Average gross rent is $1,558, 15% below the Freehold average of $1,832. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 26.0% of renter households. 17.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 6.6% in 2018, is well off that peak. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $69,537.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8 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
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Briar Hill vs FreeholdHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Briar Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
267Total filings (sum)
12.81%Avg annual filing rate
26.0%Peak year (2013)
7.07%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Briar Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
19.1%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Briar Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Briar Hill?
Briar Hill scores 8/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Briar Hill compare to Freehold overall?
Briar Hill scores 1.0 points higher than Freehold overall (7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,558 vs $1,832.
Q3
What is the average rent in Briar Hill?
Average gross rent in Briar Hill is $1,558/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Briar Hill residents are renters?
50% of Briar Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Freehold). The neighborhood has 5,149 residents.
Q5
Is Briar Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Briar Hill sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Briar Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Briar Hill is census tract 34025810800 (score 8.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 8.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Briar Hill for landlords?
Briar Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Freehold as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Briar Hill?
Briar Hill has 5,789 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
