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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%
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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.3.4Sunset HarborNeighborhood4.2Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.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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