Neighborhood · Preakness, NJ

Pines Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,227 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.7/10 · range 1.7–1.7

Pines Lake is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Preakness with 1 census tract and a population of 6,227 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 10% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 6% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $3,501/month sits 83% higher than the Preakness citywide average ($1,918).

Risk score

1.7

Lower

1 tracts · population-weighted

Pines Lake vs Preakness How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

10.4% -66%

Preakness: 30.7%

Average gross rent

$3,501 +83%

Preakness: $1,918

Average HH income

$190,128 +43%

Preakness: $133,168

Poverty rate

1.9% -49%

Preakness: 3.7%

Renter share

12.5% -57%

Preakness: 29.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pines Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 1.7–1.7

Why Pines Lake scores 1.7

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 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Rent control risk

10% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

13% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

1.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts

10.0

Risk score comparison

Pines Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Pines Lake

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34031246003	1.7	6,227	10%	$3,501

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 8

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

Socioeconomic status 11%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 11%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 17%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Pines Lake?

Pines Lake scores 1.7/10 (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.

How does Pines Lake compare to Preakness overall?

Pines Lake scores 5.8 points lower than Preakness overall (7.5/10). Renters spend 10% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $1,918.

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.

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.

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.

How safe is Pines Lake for landlords?

Pines Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.7/10). 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 Preakness as a whole (7.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Pines Lake?

Pines Lake has 6,394 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Pines Lake

1.7 Packanack Lake 3 tracts · pop 18,274 2.9 Dupont Village 4 tracts · pop 13,949 2.1 Preakness 2 tracts · pop 9,394 2 Hoffman Grove 2 tracts · pop 8,342 7.4 Riverside 18 tracts · pop 75,573 3 Southwest Ridgewood 2 tracts · pop 4,287

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Preakness

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pines Lake.

1.9 Preakness 2 tracts · pop 9,394

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