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Eviction Risk in Oak Ridge , Toms River

1 census tracts · pop 6,132 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 6.0–6.0

Oak Ridge is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Toms River with 1 census tract and a population of 6,132 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,543/month sits 11% lower than the Toms River citywide median ($1,731).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
42%
17% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,543
Median household income
$92,020
5.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Oak Ridge vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Oak Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Oak Ridge: 6.06.0Oak RidgeNeighborhoodParent city: 6.46.4Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Atlantic Heights
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.4K
Peer · NJ
Maple Shade
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.7K
Peer · NJ
Parkway Manor
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.4K
Peer · NJ
Pheasant Run
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.3K
Comparison

Oak Ridge vs Toms River

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 -6%
Toms River: 6.4
Rent burden
41.7% +43%
Toms River: 29.1%
Median gross rent
$1,543 -11%
Toms River: $1,731
Median HH income
$92,020 -4%
Toms River: $95,759
Poverty rate
5.7% -9%
Toms River: 6.3%
Renter share
27.0% +49%
Toms River: 18.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Oak Ridge

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,055 residents across all tracts in Oak Ridge. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.3% White (non-Hispanic): 60% Black (non-Hispanic): 17.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.3% Other / Multiracial: 3.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 60%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 17.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Oak Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34029723000 6.0 6,132 42% $1,543
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 34%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Oak Ridge

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,138Total filings (sum)
  • 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 41.7%Peak year (2015)
  • 31.21%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Ridge

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

Frequently asked

About Oak Ridge

What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Ridge?

Oak Ridge scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Oak Ridge compare to Toms River overall?

Oak Ridge scores 0.4 points lower than Toms River overall (6.4/10). Rent burden: 42% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,543 vs $1,731.

What is the median rent in Oak Ridge?

Median gross rent in Oak Ridge is $1,543/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Oak Ridge residents are renters?

27% of Oak Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Toms River). The neighborhood has 6,132 residents.

Is Oak Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Oak Ridge sits in the 56th 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.

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