Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Cape May Light Eviction Risk: Lower , West Cape May
Tract 34009021900 · Cape May County, NJ · pop 1,731 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 34009021900 in the Cape May Light area of West Cape May ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,731 residents. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,352 monthly, set against $88,684 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
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
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
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 2.6
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
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 West Cape May, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cape May County average of 6.0 and in line with 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 16 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.8% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34009021900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34009021900?
Census tract 34009021900 in the Cape May Light neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of West Cape May at 6.4/10. 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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