1 census tracts · pop 5,952 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Skylands maps to a single census tract in Ringwood, NJ, population 5,952. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a Ringwood baseline of 35.9%, 81% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. At $2,221 a month, rents sit 27% over what the rest of Ringwood commands.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 17 eviction filings.
SNAP participation is 4.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 7.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2018, is well off that peak. At 2% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $138,013, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Skylands vs RingwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Skylands
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
17Total filings (sum)
3.92%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2015)
1.23%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Skylands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
22.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Skylands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Skylands?
Skylands scores 3/10 (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 Skylands compare to Ringwood overall?
Skylands scores 1.4 points lower than Ringwood overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,221 vs $1,750.
Q3
What is the average rent in Skylands?
Average gross rent in Skylands is $2,221/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Skylands residents are renters?
2% of Skylands households are renter-occupied (vs 4% in Ringwood). The neighborhood has 5,952 residents.
Q5
Is Skylands a high social-vulnerability area?
Skylands sits in the 5th 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 Skylands for landlords?
Skylands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Ringwood as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Skylands?
Skylands has 5,721 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
