Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Academy Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newark
Tract 34013012200 · Essex County, NJ · pop 5,956 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Academy Heights area of Newark anchors census tract 34013012200, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,404 a month against an average household income of $61,118 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,248
Renter share65.3%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$61,118
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newark and the region
Centroid at 40.7269, -74.2414 · click any tract to drill in
Why Academy Heights scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Newark
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,404 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newark
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newark
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newark
5.0
How Academy Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 33%Grade B
- 67%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.
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)
- 1,509Total filings over 6 yrs
- 19.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.0%Peak (2015)
- 259Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
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.
- 24.9%Housing insecurity
- 14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.5%Food insecurity
- 18.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 16.2%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Academy Heights
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 below the Essex County average of 7.3 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 34013012200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013012200?
Census tract 34013012200 in the Academy Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 34013012200?
Median gross rent is $1,404/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34013012200?
10.1% of residents in tract 34013012200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,956.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34013012200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 68th, minority 91th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 34013012200 considered part of Academy Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34013012200 fall within Academy Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34013012200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,509 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34013012200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.32% of renter households, peaking at 21.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34013012200 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.9% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34013012200 compare to Newark overall?
Tract 34013012200 scores 4.3/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 34013012200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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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