Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally
North Trenton Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34021001700 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 3,954 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 7.7/10, tract 34021001700 in the North Trenton neighborhood of Trenton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,954 residents. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,184 a month while the average household earns $32,875 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
9.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,527
Renter share72.7%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate31.7%
Median income$32,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2336, -74.7570 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Trenton scores 9.2
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
31.7% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,184 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 North Trenton 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.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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
- 0%Grade B
- 38%Grade C
- 35%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)
- 2,509Total filings over 6 yrs
- 43.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 50.7%Peak (2014)
- 406Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North 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.
- 34.8%Housing insecurity
- 25.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.4%Food insecurity
- 39.3%SNAP enrollment
- 21.3%Transit barriers
- 18.1%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Trenton
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Part of this tract, about 35% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
In CDC survey modeling, about 34.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.6% 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 34021001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021001700?
Census tract 34021001700 in the North Trenton neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 34021001700?
Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021001700?
31.7% of residents in tract 34021001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,954.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 79th, minority 96th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 34021001700 considered part of North Trenton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021001700 fall within North Trenton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021001700?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 2,509 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.75% of renter households, peaking at 50.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021001700 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.8% 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. 25.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021001700 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021001700 scores 9.2/10, 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 34021001700 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. 35% 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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Chambersburg
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
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Lamberton
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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Chambersburg
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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The Island
8.9
/ 10 · High
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East Trenton
8.9
/ 10 · High
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Perdicaris Place
8.8
/ 10 · High
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Perdicaris Place
8.8
/ 10 · High
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