Neighborhood · Ranked #4,150 of 84,120 nationally

Academy Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Newark

Tract 34013018800 · Essex County, NJ · pop 5,609 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 34013018800 sits in the Academy Heights neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. It has a population of 5,609 and an eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier). 48% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,543/month against a median household income of $78,979 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

7.0

Elevated

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 31% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,755

Renter share59.1%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$78,979

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Newark and the region

Centroid at 40.7579, -74.2428 · click any tract to drill in

Why Academy Heights scores 7.0

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

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,543 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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: 88

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

71%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A — Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

74%Grade A
0%Grade B
26%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)

2,230Total filings over 6 yrs
40.70%Avg annual filing rate
49.3%Peak (2015)
276Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 — 2018

Filings dropped 29% 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.

22.3%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
24.9%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34013018800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34013018800?

Census tract 34013018800 in the Academy Heights neighborhood scores 7.0/10 (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 34013018800?

Median gross rent is $1,543/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34013018800?

18.6% of residents in tract 34013018800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,609.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34013018800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 83th, minority 88th, housing 90th.

Is tract 34013018800 considered part of Academy Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34013018800 fall within Academy Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34013018800?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 2,230 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34013018800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 40.70% of renter households, peaking at 49.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34013018800 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.3% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34013018800 compare to Newark overall?

Tract 34013018800 scores 7.0/10 — 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 34013018800 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.