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Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Fe Junction Eviction Risk: Lower , Keyport

Tract 34025802400 · Monmouth County, NJ · pop 5,324 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 34025802400 reflects conditions in the Santa Fe Junction neighborhood of Keyport, New Jersey. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,285 a month against an average household income of $156,087 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 3% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,990
Renter share7.9%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$156,087

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Santa Fe Junction
Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#96 of 154 tracts In Monmouth County
Low
Within state
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#1,751 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Keyport and the region

Centroid at 40.4154, -74.1960 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Fe Junction scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Keyport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,285 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Keyport
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Keyport
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Keyport
5.0

How Santa Fe Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Santa Fe Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 802400Keyport: 7.27.2Keyportparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 8Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.5%Peak (2018)
  • 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Santa Fe Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Fe Junction

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Keyport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monmouth County average of 6.3 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2018.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34025802400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34025802400?

Census tract 34025802400 in the Santa Fe Junction neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34025802400?

Median gross rent is $2,285/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34025802400?

4.3% of residents in tract 34025802400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,324.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34025802400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 19th, minority 33th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 34025802400 considered part of Santa Fe Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34025802400 fall within Santa Fe Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34025802400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34025802400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.92% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34025802400 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34025802400 compare to Keyport overall?

Tract 34025802400 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Keyport at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Keyport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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