Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Egg Harbor City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34001010600 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 4,376
Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County anchors census tract 34001010600, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,208 a month while the average household earns $67,604 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,655
Renter share47.9%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$67,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Egg Harbor City and the region
Centroid at 39.5637, -74.5959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Egg Harbor City scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Egg Harbor City
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Egg Harbor City
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Egg Harbor City
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Egg Harbor City
5.2
How Egg Harbor City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 614Total filings over 6 yrs
- 15.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.8%Peak (2015)
- 100Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.6%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Egg Harbor City
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.1/10. 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 Egg Harbor City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Atlantic County average of 6.7 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 614 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 15.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.8% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 34001010600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001010600?
Census tract 34001010600 in Egg Harbor City scores 5.3/10 (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 34001010600?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34001010600?
8.1% of residents in tract 34001010600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,376.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34001010600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 98th, minority 70th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001010600?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 614 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001010600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.64% of renter households, peaking at 18.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34001010600 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34001010600 compare to Egg Harbor City overall?
Tract 34001010600 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Egg Harbor City at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Egg Harbor City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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