Neighborhood · Ranked #6,298 of 84,120 nationally

Academy Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Newark

Tract 34013012200 · Essex County, NJ · pop 5,956 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 34013012200 sits in the Academy Heights neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. It has a population of 5,956 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 52% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,404/month against a median household income of $61,118 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

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.

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 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

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 by year 2013 — 2018

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

Frequently asked

About tract 34013012200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013012200?

Census tract 34013012200 in the Academy Heights neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 34013012200?

Median gross rent is $1,404/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

How does tract 34013012200 compare to Newark overall?

Tract 34013012200 scores 6.8/10 — lower than the parent city of Newark at 8.2/10. 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 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.