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Eviction Risk in Hillcrest , Phillipsburg

1 census tracts · pop 4,112 · pop-weighted composite 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

Hillcrest is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Phillipsburg with 1 census tract and a population of 4,112 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 35% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,025/month sits 12% lower than the Phillipsburg citywide median ($1,167).

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
35%
13% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,025
Median household income
$74,121
14.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Hillcrest vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Hillcrest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Hillcrest: 6.26.2HillcrestNeighborhoodParent city: 6.96.9Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NJ
Woodfield at Mount Olive
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.6K
Peer · NJ
Delaware Heights
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.2K
Peer · NJ
North End
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.1K
Peer · NJ
Dishwater Hill
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.0K
Comparison

Hillcrest vs Phillipsburg

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.2 -10%
Phillipsburg: 6.9
Rent burden
35.4% +11%
Phillipsburg: 31.8%
Median gross rent
$1,025 -12%
Phillipsburg: $1,167
Median HH income
$74,121 +9%
Phillipsburg: $67,782
Poverty rate
14.8% -15%
Phillipsburg: 17.4%
Renter share
42.4% +0%
Phillipsburg: 42.4%
Where

Tract centroids in Hillcrest

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,340 residents across all tracts in Hillcrest. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 20% White (non-Hispanic): 60.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 12% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.4% Other / Multiracial: 5.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 20%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 60.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 12%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.3%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hillcrest

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
34041030600 6.2 4,112 35% $1,025
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 52

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

Socioeconomic status 60%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 80%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hillcrest

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,698Total filings (sum)
  • 30.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.7%Peak year (2015)
  • 31.16%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hillcrest

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hillcrest

What is the eviction-risk score for Hillcrest?

Hillcrest scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Hillcrest compare to Phillipsburg overall?

Hillcrest scores 0.7 points lower than Phillipsburg overall (6.9/10). Rent burden: 35% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,025 vs $1,167.

What is the median rent in Hillcrest?

Median gross rent in Hillcrest is $1,025/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hillcrest residents are renters?

42% of Hillcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Phillipsburg). The neighborhood has 4,112 residents.

Is Hillcrest a high social-vulnerability area?

Hillcrest sits in the 52th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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