Skip to content
Neighborhood · New Providence, NJ

Murray Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 8,221 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.2/10 · range 1.2–1.2

Murray Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in New Providence with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,221 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.2/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 25% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,151/month sits 40% lower than the New Providence citywide average ($1,903).

Risk score
1.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Murray Hill vs New Providence How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
25.3% -2%
New Providence: 25.7%
Average gross rent
$1,151 -40%
New Providence: $1,903
Average HH income
$156,959 -4%
New Providence: $162,877
Poverty rate
1.5% -29%
New Providence: 2.1%
Renter share
14.6% -40%
New Providence: 24.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Murray Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 1.2–1.2

Why Murray Hill scores 1.2

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 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Rent control risk
25% of income on rent · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
15% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Economic stress
1.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–5.0 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Murray Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Murray Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Murray Hill: 1.21.2Murray HillNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Murray Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34039038101 1.2 4,634 45% $2,042
34039038103 1.2 3,587 0%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 8%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 45%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 35%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.

Frequently asked

About Murray Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Murray Hill?

Murray Hill scores 1.2/10 (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 5.8 points lower than New Providence overall (7/10). 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 1.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.2 to 1.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Murray Hill for landlords?

Murray Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.2/10). 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 (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Murray Hill?

Murray Hill has 8,139 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Murray Hill

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New Providence

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Murray Hill.

Zoom out

Up the geography chain · or explore further