Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally
Perdicaris Place Eviction Risk: High , Trenton
Tract 34021001102 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 3,578 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 34021001102 covers the Perdicaris Place neighborhood of Trenton, home to 3,578 residents. For landlords it grades 7.4/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #1,700 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $777 a month against an average household income of $35,519 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,508
Renter share80.4%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate26.2%
Median income$35,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2284, -74.7809 · click any tract to drill in
Why Perdicaris Place scores 8.8
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
26.2% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$777 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 Perdicaris Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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.
- 32%Grade A
- 28%Grade B
- 26%Grade C
- 15%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)
- 2,183Total filings over 6 yrs
- 33.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.4%Peak (2016)
- 363Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Perdicaris Place. 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.
- 33.9%Housing insecurity
- 23.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.2%Food insecurity
- 36.2%SNAP enrollment
- 20.4%Transit barriers
- 18.9%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Perdicaris Place
What moves this score most 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 2,183 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 33.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 37.4% of renter households in 2016.
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 34021001102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021001102?
Census tract 34021001102 in the Perdicaris Place neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 34021001102?
Median gross rent is $777/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021001102?
26.2% of residents in tract 34021001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,578.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021001102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 60th, minority 94th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 34021001102 considered part of Perdicaris Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021001102 fall within Perdicaris Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021001102?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 2,183 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021001102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.24% of renter households, peaking at 37.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021001102 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.9% 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. 23.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021001102 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021001102 scores 8.8/10, 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 34021001102 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. 15% 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.
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Cadwalader Heights
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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North Trenton
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Chambersburg
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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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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