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Neighborhood · Beach Haven, NJ

Sunset Harbor Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 1,247 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 3.4–3.4

Sunset Harbor maps to a single census tract in Beach Haven, NJ and houses 1,247 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.6/10.

The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Court records for this tract carry 37 eviction filings. 3.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against a Beach Haven baseline of 24.5%, 28% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 11.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,859, 10% below the Beach Haven average of $2,071. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.8% in 2018 against a 11.4% peak.

At 10% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $114,145, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.

Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Harbor vs Beach Haven How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
28.3% +16%
Beach Haven: 24.5%
Average gross rent
$1,859 -10%
Beach Haven: $2,071
Average HH income
$114,145 -1%
Beach Haven: $114,868
Poverty rate
6.6% +12%
Beach Haven: 5.9%
Renter share
10.1% -9%
Beach Haven: 11.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunset Harbor and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.4–3.4

Why Sunset Harbor scores 3.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Rent control risk
28% of income on rent · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
10% renter households · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Economic stress
6.6% below poverty line · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Sunset Harbor vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sunset Harbor score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sunset Harbor: 3.43.4Sunset HarborNeighborhoodParent city: 4.24.2Parent cityhost cityState: 6.46.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sunset Harbor

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34029738002 3.4 1,247 28% $1,859
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 31

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 36%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 22%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sunset Harbor

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 37Total filings (sum)
  • 9.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.4%Peak year (2014)
  • 9.80%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Harbor

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sunset Harbor

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Harbor?

Sunset Harbor scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Sunset Harbor compare to Beach Haven overall?

Sunset Harbor scores 0.8 points lower than Beach Haven overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,859 vs $2,071.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sunset Harbor?

Average gross rent in Sunset Harbor is $1,859/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sunset Harbor residents are renters?

10% of Sunset Harbor households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Beach Haven). The neighborhood has 1,247 residents.
Q5

Is Sunset Harbor a high social-vulnerability area?

Sunset Harbor sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Sunset Harbor for landlords?

Sunset Harbor carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Beach Haven as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Harbor?

Sunset Harbor has 1,249 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.9%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Other / Multiracial (0.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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