East Ferry Eviction Risk: High , Newark

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $54,603, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

It sits 2.0 points above the Essex County average of 7.3. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

At $1,738 a month, rents run 25% over what the rest of Newark commands. Against Essex County at 50.3%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Adults with no health insurance runs 21.7% against 11.3% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 154 evictions over 6 years of observation. Food insecurity runs 25.1% against 17.8% nationally.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.