Census Tract · Ranked #18,843 of 84,120 nationally

Towaco Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027040805 · Morris County, NJ · pop 6,108 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Towaco

Census tract 34027040805 runs through Towaco. With 6,108 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,383 a month while the average household earns $179,250 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 2% Owners 98%

Tract context

Occupied units2,227

Renter share2.1%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate2.0%

Median income$179,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Towaco and the region

Centroid at 40.9072, -74.3427 · click any tract to drill in

Why Towaco scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Towaco

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

2.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,383 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Towaco

8.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Towaco

2.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Towaco

5.4

How Towaco compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

12%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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)

5Total filings over 2 yrs
2.14%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak (2018)
3Filings 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.

5.5%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
3.1%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
11.5%Frequent mental distress
18.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Towaco

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Towaco, 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 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027040805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027040805?

Census tract 34027040805 in Towaco scores 6.5/10 (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 34027040805?

Median gross rent is $3,383/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027040805?

2.0% of residents in tract 34027040805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,108.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027040805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 39th, minority 43th, housing 14th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027040805?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027040805 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.14% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027040805 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.5% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027040805 compare to Towaco overall?

Tract 34027040805 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Towaco at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Towaco; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Towaco

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