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Cutler Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Morristown

Tract 34027043801 · Morris County, NJ · pop 2,902 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up the Cutler Park area of Morristown, census tract 34027043801 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,392 a month against an average household income of $123,281 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 34% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,244

Renter share56.3%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$123,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morristown and the region

Centroid at 40.7986, -74.4893 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cutler Park scores 7.2

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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$2,392 rent vs county FMR

6.2

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: 34

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

26%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
18.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cutler Park

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 34027043801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027043801?

Census tract 34027043801 in the Cutler Park neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 34027043801?

Median gross rent is $2,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027043801?

15.4% of residents in tract 34027043801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,902.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027043801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 11th, minority 49th, housing 73th.

Is tract 34027043801 considered part of Cutler Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027043801 fall within Cutler Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34027043801 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027043801 compare to Morristown overall?

Tract 34027043801 scores 7.2/10, right in line with 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.