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Neighborhood · Lakewood, NJ

Greenville Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 21,627 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10 · range 9–9.2

Greenville spans 2 census tracts of Lakewood, NJ and houses 21,627 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.1/10, High tier. The severe-burden share is 51%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Cost burden runs 70% against 49.1% citywide, putting Greenville 20.9% over its own city. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.

On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 9.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 9.3/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 25.9% of adults, 8.1 points above the national rate.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,634, close to the Lakewood average. 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 9.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenville vs Lakewood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.0% +43%
Lakewood: 49.1%
Average gross rent
$1,634 -5%
Lakewood: $1,718
Average HH income
$60,531 +5%
Lakewood: $57,576
Poverty rate
25.9% -12%
Lakewood: 29.3%
Renter share
60.0% -2%
Lakewood: 60.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 9–9.2

Why Greenville scores 9.1

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 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Rent control risk
70% of income on rent · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
60% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.3–9.3 across tracts
9.3
Economic stress
25.9% below poverty line · Range 3.8–9.1 across tracts
6.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–4.3 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Greenville vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Greenville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Greenville: 9.19.1GreenvilleNeighborhoodParent city: 7.87.8Parent cityhost cityState: 6.46.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Greenville

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34029715201 9.2 10,959 75% $1,376
34029715001 9 10,668 65% $1,900
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 66

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 39%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenville

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

Frequently asked

About Greenville

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenville?

Greenville scores 9.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Greenville compare to Lakewood overall?

Greenville scores 1.3 points higher than Lakewood overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 49% citywide. Average rent: $1,634 vs $1,718.
Q3

What is the average rent in Greenville?

Average gross rent in Greenville is $1,634/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Greenville residents are renters?

60% of Greenville households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 21,627 residents.
Q5

Is Greenville a high social-vulnerability area?

Greenville sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Greenville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenville is census tract 34029715201 (score 9.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9 to 9.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Greenville for landlords?

Greenville carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lakewood as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Greenville?

Greenville has 21,660 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.4%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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