2 census tracts · pop 7,171 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.8–5.4
Country Oaks is a 2-tract neighborhood of Budd Lake, NJ, population 7,171. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 55% against 24.2% citywide, putting Country Oaks 30.6% over its own city. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Average gross rent is $950, 32% below the Budd Lake average of $1,402. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.8 to 5.4, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Against average income of $126,576, annual rent is only 9%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Country Oaks vs Budd LakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Country Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
20.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Country Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Country Oaks?
Country Oaks scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Country Oaks compare to Budd Lake overall?
Country Oaks scores 0.3 points higher than Budd Lake overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $950 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Country Oaks?
Average gross rent in Country Oaks is $950/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Country Oaks residents are renters?
39% of Country Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Budd Lake). The neighborhood has 7,171 residents.
Q5
Is Country Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Country Oaks sits in the 21st 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 Country Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Country Oaks is census tract 34027046108 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 5.4, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Country Oaks for landlords?
Country Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Budd Lake as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Country Oaks?
Country Oaks has 7,057 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.8%), Hispanic / Latino (16.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
