Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Evergreen at Hamilton Eviction Risk: Lower , Mercerville
Tract 34021003008 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,451 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34021003008 (the Evergreen at Hamilton neighborhood of Mercerville, New Jersey) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,762 a month while the average household earns $126,411 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,035
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$126,411
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercerville and the region
Centroid at 40.2266, -74.6815 · click any tract to drill in
Why Evergreen at Hamilton scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mercerville
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,762 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mercerville
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mercerville
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mercerville
3.2
How Evergreen at Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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
- 10%Grade B
- 15%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)
- 197Total filings over 6 yrs
- 7.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2014)
- 34Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 26% 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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Evergreen at Hamilton
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.2/10. 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 Mercerville, 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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 197 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.4% of renter households in 2014.
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 34021003008
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021003008?
Census tract 34021003008 in the Evergreen at Hamilton 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 34021003008?
Median gross rent is $1,762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021003008?
3.1% of residents in tract 34021003008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,451.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021003008?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 22th, minority 39th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 34021003008 considered part of Evergreen at Hamilton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021003008 fall within Evergreen at Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021003008?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 197 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021003008 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.30% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021003008 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021003008 compare to Mercerville overall?
Tract 34021003008 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Mercerville at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mercerville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34021003008 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mercerville
Top eight tracts in Mercerville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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