Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Somerdale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34007607401 · Camden County, NJ · pop 2,686
The Elevated-tier score of 7.2/10 for census tract 34007607401 reflects conditions in Somerdale, New Jersey. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,125 a month against an average household income of $83,306 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,172
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$83,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Somerdale and the region
Centroid at 39.8447, -75.0294 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerdale scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Somerdale
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Somerdale
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Somerdale
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Somerdale
7.8
How Somerdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 405Total filings over 6 yrs
- 16.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.7%Peak (2013)
- 71Filings 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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerdale
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Somerdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Camden County average of 6.8 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 405 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 17.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.7% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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 34007607401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34007607401?
Census tract 34007607401 in Somerdale scores 5.9/10 (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 34007607401?
Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34007607401?
16.9% of residents in tract 34007607401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,686.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34007607401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 64th, minority 51th, housing 16th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34007607401?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 405 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34007607401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.96% of renter households, peaking at 18.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34007607401 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34007607401 compare to Somerdale overall?
Tract 34007607401 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Somerdale at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Somerdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Somerdale
Top eight tracts in Somerdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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