Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Villages at Hamilton Eviction Risk: Lower , White Horse
Tract 34021003004 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,527 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In the Villages at Hamilton area of White Horse, census tract 34021003004 scores 6.6/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,672 a month against an average household income of $100,288 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,363
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$100,288
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Horse and the region
Centroid at 40.1966, -74.6874 · click any tract to drill in
Why Villages at Hamilton scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,672 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Horse
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Horse
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Horse
4.7
How Villages at Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 60Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2016)
- 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 79% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Villages at Hamilton. 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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 22.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Villages at Hamilton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 White Horse, 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 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 60 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2016.
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 34021003004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021003004?
Census tract 34021003004 in the Villages at Hamilton neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 34021003004?
Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021003004?
2.6% of residents in tract 34021003004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,527.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021003004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 62th, minority 27th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 34021003004 considered part of Villages at Hamilton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021003004 fall within Villages at Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021003004?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021003004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.28% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021003004 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021003004 compare to White Horse overall?
Tract 34021003004 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of White Horse at 7.2/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in White Horse
Top eight tracts in White Horse ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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