2 census tracts · pop 8,221 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
Murray Hill takes in 2 census tracts of New Providence, NJ, population 8,221. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,151, 40% below the New Providence average of $1,903.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 25% of renter households. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 8 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 6.3% of adults, 11.5 points below the national rate.
3.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 1.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.8% in 2018 against a 1.4% peak. At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $156,959, annual rent is only 9%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Murray Hill vs New ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Murray Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
1.14%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2013)
0.82%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Murray Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Murray Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Murray Hill?
Murray Hill scores 3.1/10 (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 Murray Hill compare to New Providence overall?
Murray Hill scores 1.4 points lower than New Providence overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,903.
Q3
What is the average rent in Murray Hill?
Average gross rent in Murray Hill is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Murray Hill residents are renters?
15% of Murray Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in New Providence). The neighborhood has 8,221 residents.
Q5
Is Murray Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Murray Hill sits in the 19th 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
Which tracts in Murray Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Murray Hill is census tract 34039038101 (score 3.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Murray Hill for landlords?
Murray Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 New Providence as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Murray Hill?
Murray Hill has 8,139 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
