1 census tracts · pop 5,923 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Pleasant Plains is a one-tract neighborhood of Gillette, NJ and houses 5,923 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 21 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 4.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.4% of adults, 10.4 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 3.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.1% in 2018 against a 3.5% peak.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 39% of renter households. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $160,812, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,840, close to the Gillette average.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pleasant Plains vs GilletteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pleasant Plains
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
21Total filings (sum)
2.80%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2017)
2.13%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pleasant Plains
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
20.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pleasant Plains
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pleasant Plains?
Pleasant Plains scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Pleasant Plains compare to Gillette overall?
Pleasant Plains scores 0.2 points lower than Gillette overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,840 vs $1,840.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pleasant Plains?
Average gross rent in Pleasant Plains is $1,840/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pleasant Plains residents are renters?
14% of Pleasant Plains households are renter-occupied (vs 6% in Gillette). The neighborhood has 5,923 residents.
Q5
Is Pleasant Plains a high social-vulnerability area?
Pleasant Plains sits in the 16th 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
How safe is Pleasant Plains for landlords?
Pleasant Plains carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gillette as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pleasant Plains?
Pleasant Plains has 5,886 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Hispanic / Latino (16.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
