Neighborhood · Point Pleasant, NJ

Clarks Landing Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 15,617 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.5–5.2

Clarks Landing spans 4 census tracts of Point Pleasant, NJ and houses 15,617 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Point Pleasant baseline of 31.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.

Court records carry 332 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2018, is well off that peak.

At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $2,021, close to the Point Pleasant average.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Clarks Landing vs Point Pleasant How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

54.0% +73%

Point Pleasant: 31.2%

Average gross rent

$2,021 +5%

Point Pleasant: $1,930

Average HH income

$115,507 +6%

Point Pleasant: $108,713

Poverty rate

3.9% +3%

Point Pleasant: 3.8%

Renter share

23.0% +25%

Point Pleasant: 18.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clarks Landing and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4.5–5.2

Why Clarks Landing scores 4.9

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

54% of income on rent · Range 7.2–7.5 across tracts

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.2 across tracts

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

23% renter households · Range 4.6–6.4 across tracts

4.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.9–6.6 across tracts

5.2

Economic stress

3.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.4 across tracts

1.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–7.4 across tracts

4.9

Risk score comparison

Clarks Landing vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Clarks Landing?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.7 points from 4.5 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 5.0 4.7 4.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Clarks Landing

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34029711200	5.2	3,959	67%	$1,867
34029711100	5	4,581	45%	$1,904
34029710101	4.7	2,885	58%	$1,677
34029711300	4.5	4,192	48%	$2,530

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 27%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 30%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 26%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Clarks Landing

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

332Total filings (sum)
6.11%Avg annual filing rate
12.1%Peak year (2016)
5.19%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Clarks Landing

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

7.4%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
21.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Clarks Landing

What is the eviction-risk score for Clarks Landing?

Clarks Landing scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Clarks Landing compare to Point Pleasant overall?

Clarks Landing scores 1.0 points lower than Point Pleasant overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,021 vs $1,930.

What is the average rent in Clarks Landing?

Average gross rent in Clarks Landing is $2,021/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Clarks Landing residents are renters?

23% of Clarks Landing households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Point Pleasant). The neighborhood has 15,617 residents.

Is Clarks Landing a high social-vulnerability area?

Clarks Landing sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Clarks Landing have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Clarks Landing is census tract 34029711200 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.7 points.

How safe is Clarks Landing for landlords?

Clarks Landing carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Point Pleasant as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Clarks Landing?

Clarks Landing has 15,767 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Clarks Landing

4.7 Bay Head Junction 3 tracts · pop 10,700 6.4 Four Seasons 2 tracts · pop 7,054 9.1 Greenville 2 tracts · pop 21,627 6.2 Forest Ridge 2 tracts · pop 9,932 7.9 South Lakewood 2 tracts · pop 12,788 6.2 Bay Shore 2 tracts · pop 3,228

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