Neighborhood · Ranked #8,468 of 84,120 nationally

Cutler Park Eviction Risk: High , Morristown

Tract 34027043500 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,655 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Cutler Park area of Morristown anchors census tract 34027043500, which lands at 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #12,854 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,616 a month against an average household income of $73,996 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 34% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,334

Renter share71.3%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate13.1%

Median income$73,996

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morristown and the region

Centroid at 40.8059, -74.4768 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cutler Park scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Morristown

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.1% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,616 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Morristown

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Morristown

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Morristown

4.9

How Cutler Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

93%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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)

126Total filings over 2 yrs
7.10%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak (2018)
70Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cutler Park. 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.

21.5%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
24.4%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
12.3%Transit barriers
23.0%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cutler Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Morristown eviction risk, 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 34027043500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027043500?

Census tract 34027043500 in the Cutler Park neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 34027043500?

Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027043500?

13.1% of residents in tract 34027043500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,655.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027043500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 54th, minority 86th, housing 95th.

Is tract 34027043500 considered part of Cutler Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027043500 fall within Cutler Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027043500?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 126 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027043500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.10% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027043500 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.5% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027043500 compare to Morristown overall?

Tract 34027043500 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Morristown at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morristown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Morristown

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