Census Tract · Ranked #19,868 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027044601 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,692

The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 34027044601 reflects conditions in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $131,066 a year. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 13% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,853

Renter share17.3%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$131,066

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Ridge and the region

Centroid at 41.0228, -74.4907 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Ridge scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Ridge

5.7

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

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Ridge

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Ridge

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Ridge

5.0

How Oak Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

23%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
32%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)

23Total filings over 2 yrs
5.50%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak (2017)
11Filings 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.

8.4%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Ridge

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 Oak Ridge, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 23 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% 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 34027044601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027044601?

Census tract 34027044601 in Oak Ridge scores 6.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 34027044601?

5.5% of residents in tract 34027044601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,692.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027044601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 13th, minority 33th, housing 32th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027044601?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027044601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.50% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027044601 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027044601 compare to Oak Ridge overall?

Tract 34027044601 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Oak Ridge at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Ridge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Ridge

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