Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Villages at Hamilton Eviction Risk: Elevated , White Horse
Tract 34021003003 ·
Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,786 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 34021003003 sits in the Villages at Hamilton area of Yardville, NJ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. 48% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 12%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,554
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$84,173
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Villages at Hamilton
Very High
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In White Horse
Moderate
Within county
70th percentile
#26 of 84 tracts In Mercer County
Elevated
Within state
71th percentile
#625 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Horse and the region
Centroid at 40.1904, -74.6688 · click any tract to drill in
Why Villages at Hamilton scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from White Horse
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,704 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Horse
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Horse
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Horse
7.9
How Villages at Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
30%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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)
381Total filings over 6 yrs
12.42%Avg annual filing rate
17.4%Peak (2016)
57Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2013 to 2018
Filings climbed 19% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Villages at Hamilton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.9%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Villages at Hamilton
Against Mercer County at 46.5%, 65% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.3/10. Against the Mercer County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10.
Court records carry 381 eviction filings across 6 observed years. SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 17.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 12.4% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,704, close to the Yardville average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34021003003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021003003?
Census tract 34021003003 in the Villages at Hamilton neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 34021003003?
Median gross rent is $1,704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021003003?
15.9% of residents in tract 34021003003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,786.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021003003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 39th, minority 26th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 34021003003 considered part of Villages at Hamilton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021003003 fall within Villages at Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021003003?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 381 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021003003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.42% of renter households, peaking at 17.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021003003 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021003003 compare to White Horse overall?
Tract 34021003003 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of White Horse at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Horse; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.