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Neighborhood · Toms River, NJ

Silver Bay Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3.7–3.7

Silver Bay maps to a single census tract in Toms River, NJ and houses 4,436 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 52% against 29.1% citywide, putting Silver Bay 22.9% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Court records for this tract carry 68 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 10.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate.

Recent filings have not receded much: 8.0% in 2018 against a 10.0% peak. At $1,864 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Toms River commands.

Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Toms River, it ranks #11 by risk, the middle third. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Silver Bay vs Toms River How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.0% +79%
Toms River: 29.1%
Average gross rent
$1,864 +8%
Toms River: $1,731
Average HH income
$116,993 +22%
Toms River: $95,759
Poverty rate
7.6% +21%
Toms River: 6.3%
Renter share
15.7% -13%
Toms River: 18.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Silver Bay and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.7–3.7

Why Silver Bay scores 3.7

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 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Rent control risk
52% of income on rent · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Economic stress
7.6% below poverty line · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Silver Bay vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Silver Bay score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Silver Bay: 3.73.7Silver BayNeighborhoodParent city: 4.64.6Parent cityhost cityState: 6.46.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Silver Bay

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34029722402 3.7 4,436 52% $1,864
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 15

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

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 29%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Silver Bay

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 68Total filings (sum)
  • 5.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak year (2013)
  • 8.00%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Silver Bay

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

Frequently asked

About Silver Bay

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Silver Bay?

Silver Bay scores 3.7/10 (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 Silver Bay compare to Toms River overall?

Silver Bay scores 0.9 points lower than Toms River overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,864 vs $1,731.
Q3

What is the average rent in Silver Bay?

Average gross rent in Silver Bay is $1,864/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Silver Bay residents are renters?

16% of Silver Bay households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Toms River). The neighborhood has 4,436 residents.
Q5

Is Silver Bay a high social-vulnerability area?

Silver Bay 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 Silver Bay for landlords?

Silver Bay carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Silver Bay?

Silver Bay has 4,506 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Toms River

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Silver Bay.

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