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Neighborhood · Point Pleasant, NJ

Clarks Landing Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 15,617 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 6.2–6.5

Clarks Landing is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Point Pleasant with 4 census tracts and a population of 15,617 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,021/month sits 5% higher than the Point Pleasant citywide median ($1,930).

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
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 6.2–6.5

Why Clarks Landing scores 6.3

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).

Clarks Landing score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Clarks Landing: 6.36.3Clarks LandingNeighborhoodParent city: 6.36.3Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
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 to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.3 points from 6.2 to 6.5. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
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
34029710101 6.5 2,885 58% $1,677
34029711300 6.4 4,192 48% $2,530
34029711200 6.3 3,959 67% $1,867
34029711100 6.2 4,581 45% $1,904
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.

Frequently asked

About Clarks Landing

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Clarks Landing?

Clarks Landing scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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.

Q2

How does Clarks Landing compare to Point Pleasant overall?

Clarks Landing scores 0.0 points higher than Point Pleasant overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $2,021 vs $1,930.

Q3

What is the average rent in Clarks Landing?

Median 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.

Q4

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.

Q5

Is Clarks Landing a high social-vulnerability area?

Clarks Landing sits in the 23th 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.

Q6

Which tracts in Clarks Landing have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Clarks Landing is census tract 34029710101 (score 6.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 6.5 — a spread of 0.3 points.

Q7

How safe is Clarks Landing for landlords?

Clarks Landing carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 (6.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Clarks Landing?

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

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