2 census tracts · pop 8,255 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.5–7.2
South Netcong spans 2 census tracts of Ledgewood, NJ and houses 8,255 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Ledgewood baseline of 38.0%, 72% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
37% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,374 a month, rents sit 37% under what the rest of Ledgewood commands. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.5 to 7.2, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The filing record is not thin: 36 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 2.8% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.0% in 2018 against a 2.8% peak. Against average income of $114,447, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 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
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
South Netcong vs LedgewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Netcong
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
36Total filings (sum)
2.39%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2017)
1.99%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Netcong
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
20.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Netcong
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Netcong?
South Netcong scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 South Netcong compare to Ledgewood overall?
South Netcong scores 0.2 points higher than Ledgewood overall (6/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,374 vs $2,186.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Netcong?
Average gross rent in South Netcong is $1,374/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Netcong residents are renters?
29% of South Netcong households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in Ledgewood). The neighborhood has 8,255 residents.
Q5
Is South Netcong a high social-vulnerability area?
South Netcong sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Netcong have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Netcong is census tract 34027046000 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 7.2, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is South Netcong for landlords?
South Netcong carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Ledgewood as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Netcong?
South Netcong has 8,133 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.7%), Hispanic / Latino (16.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
