Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Florham Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34027042601 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,628
Eviction risk in Florham Park in Morris County centers on tract 34027042601, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,628 residents. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,381 monthly, set against $167,604 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units621
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$167,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Florham Park and the region
Centroid at 40.7834, -74.4233 · click any tract to drill in
Why Florham Park scores 2.9
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
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,381 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.8%Food insecurity
- 3.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Florham Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Florham Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Morris County average of 5.8 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34027042601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042601?
Census tract 34027042601 in Florham Park scores 2.9/10 (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 34027042601?
Median gross rent is $1,381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042601?
4.7% of residents in tract 34027042601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,628.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 55th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 34027042601 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 34027042601 compare to Florham Park overall?
Tract 34027042601 scores 2.9/10, 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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