Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally
Central West Eviction Risk: Elevated , Trenton
Tract 34021001500 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 3,169 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 34021001500 covers the Central West area of Trenton, home to 3,169 residents. For landlords it grades 7.4/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,369 a month against an average household income of $58,090 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,090
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$58,090
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2267, -74.7686 · click any tract to drill in
Why Central West scores 7.8
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
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,369 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Central West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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
- 19%Grade C
- 62%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)
- 1,193Total filings over 6 yrs
- 30.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 41.8%Peak (2015)
- 173Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
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
- 18.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.1%Food insecurity
- 26.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.1%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Central West
The score leans hardest on 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 1,193 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 30.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 41.8% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 28.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34021001500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021001500?
Census tract 34021001500 in the Central West neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34021001500?
Median gross rent is $1,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021001500?
18.9% of residents in tract 34021001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,169.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021001500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 34021001500 considered part of Central West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021001500 fall within Central West (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021001500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,193 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021001500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.90% of renter households, peaking at 41.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021001500 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. 18.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021001500 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021001500 scores 7.8/10, lower 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 34021001500 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. 62% 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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Highest-risk tracts in Trenton
Top eight tracts in Trenton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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East Trenton
8.9
/ 10 · High
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8.9
/ 10 · High
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8.8
/ 10 · High
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