2 census tracts · pop 8,342 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.1
Hoffman Grove takes in 2 census tracts of Packanack Lake, NJ, population 8,342. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.6/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 21.6% citywide, putting Hoffman Grove 43.7% over its own city.
At $1,229 a month, rents sit 65% under what the rest of Packanack Lake commands. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. 25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 351 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 21.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.8% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $127,910, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hoffman Grove vs Packanack LakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hoffman Grove
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
351Total filings (sum)
8.27%Avg annual filing rate
21.7%Peak year (2016)
6.00%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hoffman Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hoffman Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hoffman Grove?
Hoffman Grove scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Hoffman Grove compare to Packanack Lake overall?
Hoffman Grove scores 0.7 points lower than Packanack Lake overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $1,229 vs $3,501.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hoffman Grove?
Average gross rent in Hoffman Grove is $1,229/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hoffman Grove residents are renters?
29% of Hoffman Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 4% in Packanack Lake). The neighborhood has 8,342 residents.
Q5
Is Hoffman Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Hoffman Grove sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hoffman Grove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hoffman Grove is census tract 34031246300 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Hoffman Grove for landlords?
Hoffman Grove carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Packanack Lake as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hoffman Grove?
Hoffman Grove has 8,156 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), Hispanic / Latino (20.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.