Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally
South Trenton Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34021000100 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 3,366 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
In the South Trenton neighborhood of Trenton, census tract 34021000100 scores 7.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #1,698 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $397 a month while the average household earns $37,969 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,392
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$37,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.1949, -74.7544 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Trenton scores 8.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Trenton
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$397 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Trenton
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Trenton
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Trenton
7.0
How South Trenton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 14%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)
- 725Total filings over 6 yrs
- 15.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2017)
- 111Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Trenton. 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.
- 28.3%Housing insecurity
- 16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.4%Food insecurity
- 25.1%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 26.6%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Trenton
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Trenton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mercer County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 725 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 15.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.0% of renter households in 2017.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 93rd 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 34021000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021000100?
Census tract 34021000100 in the South Trenton neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (High 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 34021000100?
Median gross rent is $397/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021000100?
22.5% of residents in tract 34021000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,366.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 100th, minority 86th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 34021000100 considered part of South Trenton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021000100 fall within South Trenton (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021000100?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 725 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.04% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.3% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021000100 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021000100 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Trenton at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Trenton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34021000100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 14% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Trenton
Top eight tracts in Trenton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
Cadwalader Heights
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
North Trenton
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Chambersburg
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Chambersburg
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Lamberton
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
East Trenton
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Island
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Perdicaris Place
8.8
/ 10 · High
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