Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Academy Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Newark

Tract 34013002204 · Essex County, NJ · pop 1,922 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Here is how census tract 34013002204, in the Academy Heights neighborhood of Newark eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,922. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,611 a month against an average household income of $101,250 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 29% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units680

Renter share38.2%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$101,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Newark and the region

Centroid at 40.7378, -74.2445 · click any tract to drill in

Why Academy Heights scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Newark

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,611 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Newark

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Newark

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Newark

8.0

How Academy Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

58%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
70%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Academy Heights. 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.

20.9%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
11.7%Transit barriers
11.5%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Academy Heights

What moves this score most 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 Newark eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Essex County average of 7.3 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% 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 34013002204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013002204?

Census tract 34013002204 in the Academy Heights neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34013002204?

Median gross rent is $1,611/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34013002204?

14.8% of residents in tract 34013002204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,922.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34013002204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 16th, minority 97th, housing 5th.

Is tract 34013002204 considered part of Academy Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34013002204 fall within Academy Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34013002204 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.9% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34013002204 compare to Newark overall?

Tract 34013002204 scores 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Newark at 9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newark eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34013002204 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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