Census Tract · Ranked #24,519 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Hiawatha Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027041702 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,027

Here is how census tract 34027041702, in Lake Hiawatha in Morris County, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,027. On the national scale it ranks #45,891 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,356 a month while the average household earns $93,400 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,190

Renter share8.6%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate4.6%

Median income$93,400

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Hiawatha and the region

Centroid at 40.8806, -74.3752 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Hiawatha scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lake Hiawatha

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.6% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,356 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lake Hiawatha

2.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lake Hiawatha

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lake Hiawatha

2.2

How Lake Hiawatha compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

53%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
10%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

13Total filings over 2 yrs
5.97%Avg annual filing rate
8.3%Peak (2017)
4Filings 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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
23.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Hiawatha

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Lake Hiawatha, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2017.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027041702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027041702?

Census tract 34027041702 in Lake Hiawatha scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027041702?

Median gross rent is $1,356/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027041702?

4.6% of residents in tract 34027041702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,027.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027041702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 38th, minority 64th, housing 10th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027041702?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027041702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.97% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027041702 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027041702 compare to Lake Hiawatha overall?

Tract 34027041702 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Hiawatha at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Hiawatha; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Hiawatha

Top eight tracts in Lake Hiawatha ranked by composite eviction-risk score.