Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Florham Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34027042500 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,633
For landlords sizing up Florham Park, census tract 34027042500 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $170,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,124
Renter share4.2%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$170,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Florham Park and the region
Centroid at 40.7786, -74.3891 · click any tract to drill in
Why Florham Park scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Florham Park
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Florham Park
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Florham Park
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Florham Park
5.2
How Florham Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
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)
- 3Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2017)
- 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 3.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 12.6%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Florham Park
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Florham Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morris County average of 5.8 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 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 3 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2017.
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 34027042500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042500?
Census tract 34027042500 in Florham Park scores 2.8/10 (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 34027042500?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042500?
2.2% of residents in tract 34027042500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,633.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 12th, minority 29th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027042500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027042500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.41% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34027042500 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34027042500 compare to Florham Park overall?
Tract 34027042500 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Florham Park at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florham Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Florham Park
Top eight tracts in Florham Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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