Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Cape May Light Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Cape May
Tract 34009021900 · Cape May County, NJ · pop 1,731 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
34009021900 is a census tract in the Cape May Light area of West Cape May, NJ. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,731. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units868
Renter share9.7%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$88,684
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Cape May and the region
Centroid at 38.9477, -74.9469 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cape May Light scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Cape May
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,352 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Cape May
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Cape May
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Cape May
5.5
How Cape May Light compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 16Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%Peak (2013)
- 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 4 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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cape May Light
54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Cape May County average of 43.6%. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.
SNAP participation runs 3.4% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 5.4% against 14.2% nationally. Against the Cape May County average of 5.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points.
The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions over 4 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,352, 10% above the West Cape May average.
The worst year on record was 2013, when 3.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 34009021900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34009021900?
Census tract 34009021900 in the Cape May Light neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 34009021900?
Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34009021900?
4.6% of residents in tract 34009021900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,731.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34009021900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 59th, minority 11th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 34009021900 considered part of Cape May Light?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34009021900 fall within Cape May Light (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34009021900?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34009021900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.21% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34009021900 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34009021900 compare to West Cape May overall?
Tract 34009021900 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Cape May at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Cape May; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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