Neighborhood · Ranked #5,441 of 84,120 nationally

Morris Place Eviction Risk: High , Morristown

Tract 34027043301 · Morris County, NJ · pop 2,655 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 34027043301, home to 2,655 residents in the Morris Place neighborhood of Morristown, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,850 monthly, set against $145,901 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 80% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 14% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units907

Renter share20.5%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$145,901

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morristown and the region

Centroid at 40.8016, -74.4551 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morris Place scores 8.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Morristown

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,850 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Morristown

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Morristown

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Morristown

5.0

How Morris Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

32%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
61%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)

15Total filings over 2 yrs
2.74%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak (2017)
6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morris Place. 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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
21.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morris Place

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2017.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 34027043301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027043301?

Census tract 34027043301 in the Morris Place neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 34027043301?

Median gross rent is $1,850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027043301?

5.5% of residents in tract 34027043301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,655.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027043301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 14th, minority 61th, housing 61th.

Is tract 34027043301 considered part of Morris Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027043301 fall within Morris Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027043301?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027043301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.74% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027043301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027043301 compare to Morristown overall?

Tract 34027043301 scores 8.8/10, 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.