1 census tracts · pop 3,520 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Dover Shores maps to a single census tract in Toms River, NJ and houses 3,520 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 50%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Toms River baseline of 29.1%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $2,162, 25% above the Toms River average of $1,731.
The filing record is not thin: 83 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 11.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.1% in 2018 against a 11.2% peak.
That places it #8 of 17 neighborhoods in Toms River. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $94,231.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dover Shores vs Toms RiverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dover Shores
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
83Total filings (sum)
8.14%Avg annual filing rate
11.2%Peak year (2017)
7.06%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dover Shores
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dover Shores
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dover Shores?
Dover Shores scores 3.8/10 (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 Dover Shores compare to Toms River overall?
Dover Shores scores 0.8 points lower than Toms River overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,162 vs $1,731.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dover Shores?
Average gross rent in Dover Shores is $2,162/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dover Shores residents are renters?
8% of Dover Shores households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Toms River). The neighborhood has 3,520 residents.
Q5
Is Dover Shores a high social-vulnerability area?
Dover Shores sits in the 15th 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
How safe is Dover Shores for landlords?
Dover Shores carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Toms River as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dover Shores?
Dover Shores has 3,463 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
