Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Ocean City Harbors Eviction Risk: Elevated , Somers Point
Tract 34001012702 · Atlantic County, NJ · pop 1,645 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Ocean City Harbors area of Somers Point anchors census tract 34001012702, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #5,873 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $626 monthly, set against $55,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units702
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$55,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Somers Point and the region
Centroid at 39.3167, -74.6163 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ocean City Harbors scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Somers Point
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$626 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Somers Point
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Somers Point
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Somers Point
6.0
How Ocean City Harbors compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 350Total filings over 6 yrs
- 17.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.9%Peak (2014)
- 39Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ocean City Harbors. 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ocean City Harbors
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Somers Point, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 350 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 18.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.9% of renter households in 2014.
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 34001012702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34001012702?
Census tract 34001012702 in the Ocean City Harbors neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 34001012702?
Median gross rent is $626/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34001012702?
19.7% of residents in tract 34001012702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,645.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34001012702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 90th, minority 44th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 34001012702 considered part of Ocean City Harbors?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34001012702 fall within Ocean City Harbors (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34001012702?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 350 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34001012702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.98% of renter households, peaking at 20.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34001012702 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34001012702 compare to Somers Point overall?
Tract 34001012702 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Somers Point at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Somers Point; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Somers Point
Top eight tracts in Somers Point ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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