Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally
East Trenton Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34021002200 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,426 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 34021002200 sits in the East Trenton area of Trenton eviction risk, NJ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.1/10. Population here is 5,426. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.3/10.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,668
Renter share54.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$81,773
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Trenton and the region
Centroid at 40.2246, -74.7387 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Trenton scores 8.1
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
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,375 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 East Trenton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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
- 16%Grade B
- 52%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
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)
- 1,405Total filings over 6 yrs
- 27.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.2%Peak (2013)
- 214Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East 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.
- 29.8%Housing insecurity
- 17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.3%Food insecurity
- 24.4%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 25.3%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Trenton
It sits 2.4 points above the Mercer County average of 5.7. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity runs 35.3% against 17.8% nationally. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.8/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. SNAP participation runs 24.4% against 15.2% nationally. 42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Mercer County average of 46.5%.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 1,405 filings here across 6 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2013, when 27.2% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Trenton. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 27.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,382 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34021002200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021002200?
Census tract 34021002200 in the East Trenton neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (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 34021002200?
Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021002200?
17.2% of residents in tract 34021002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,426.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021002200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 79th, minority 94th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 34021002200 considered part of East Trenton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021002200 fall within East Trenton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021002200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,405 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021002200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.05% of renter households, peaking at 27.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021002200 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.8% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021002200 compare to Trenton overall?
Tract 34021002200 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Trenton at 7/10. 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 34021002200 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. 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.
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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