Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Society Hill III Eviction Risk: Moderate , Smithville
Tract 34001010503 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 6,577 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34001010503 (the Society Hill III neighborhood of Smithville, New Jersey) comes in at 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,515 a month while the average household earns $75,030 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,932
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$75,030
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smithville and the region
Centroid at 39.4869, -74.5061 · click any tract to drill in
Why Society Hill III scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smithville
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,515 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smithville
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smithville
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smithville
6.6
How Society Hill III compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,839Total filings over 6 yrs
- 20.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.1%Peak (2018)
- 338Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 6 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.6%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Society Hill III
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Smithville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Atlantic County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34001010503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001010503?
Census tract 34001010503 in the Society Hill III neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34001010503?
Median gross rent is $1,515/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34001010503?
12.5% of residents in tract 34001010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,577.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34001010503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 39th, minority 72th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 34001010503 considered part of Society Hill III?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34001010503 fall within Society Hill III (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001010503?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,839 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001010503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.88% of renter households, peaking at 24.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34001010503 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34001010503 compare to Smithville overall?
Tract 34001010503 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Smithville at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smithville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smithville
Top eight tracts in Smithville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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