1 census tracts · pop 6,227 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Pines Lake maps to a single census tract in Preakness, NJ and houses 6,227 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 10% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well under the Preakness rate of 30.7%.
Average gross rent is $3,501, 83% above the Preakness average of $1,918. The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10.
The voucher gap is 69.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. SNAP participation is 3.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 40 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 11.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.6% in 2018 against a 11.3% peak. At 13% 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 22% of average household income of $190,128.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 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
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pines Lake vs PreaknessHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pines Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
40Total filings (sum)
8.38%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2013)
8.60%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pines Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
19.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pines Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pines Lake?
Pines Lake scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Pines Lake compare to Preakness overall?
Pines Lake scores 1.4 points lower than Preakness overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 10% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $1,918.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pines Lake?
Average gross rent in Pines Lake is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pines Lake residents are renters?
13% of Pines Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Preakness). The neighborhood has 6,227 residents.
Q5
Is Pines Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Pines Lake sits in the 8th 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 Pines Lake for landlords?
Pines Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Preakness as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pines Lake?
Pines Lake has 6,394 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
