Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Briarwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Hamilton Square
Tract 34021003002 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,738 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 34021003002 sits in the Briarwood area of Hamilton Square, New Jersey eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,577 a month against an average household income of $128,949 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,103
Renter share15.7%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$128,949
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hamilton Square and the region
Centroid at 40.2118, -74.6486 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briarwood scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hamilton Square
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,577 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hamilton Square
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hamilton Square
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hamilton Square
4.3
How Briarwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
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)
- 21Total filings over 6 yrs
- 3.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.8%Peak (2013)
- 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 86% 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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 21.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Briarwood
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Hamilton Square, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mercer County average of 6.7 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 21 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.8% of renter households in 2013.
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 34021003002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021003002?
Census tract 34021003002 in the Briarwood neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower 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 34021003002?
Median gross rent is $1,577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021003002?
1.3% of residents in tract 34021003002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,738.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021003002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 33th, minority 27th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 34021003002 considered part of Briarwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021003002 fall within Briarwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021003002?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021003002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.15% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021003002 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021003002 compare to Hamilton Square overall?
Tract 34021003002 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Hamilton Square at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hamilton Square; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hamilton Square
Top eight tracts in Hamilton Square ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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