5 census tracts · pop 27,468 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.3–5.2
Overlook spans 5 census tracts of Summit, NJ, population 27,468. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 37% against 25.5% citywide, putting Overlook 11.0% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.3 to 5.2, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Filings are well documented here: 461 across 5 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence reaches 19.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 6.8% of renter households. Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.9 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Overlook vs SummitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Overlook
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
461Total filings (sum)
3.59%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2018)
3.94%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Overlook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Overlook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Overlook?
Overlook scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Overlook compare to Summit overall?
Overlook scores 1.5 points lower than Summit overall (6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,340 vs $2,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Overlook?
Average gross rent in Overlook is $2,340/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Overlook residents are renters?
26% of Overlook households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Summit). The neighborhood has 27,468 residents.
Q5
Is Overlook a high social-vulnerability area?
Overlook sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Overlook have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Overlook is census tract 34039038000 (score 5.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5.2, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Overlook for landlords?
Overlook carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Summit as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Overlook?
Overlook has 27,581 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65%), Hispanic / Latino (14.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
