Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Witherspoon-Jackson Eviction Risk: Moderate , Princeton
Tract 34021004000 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,881 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
In Witherspoon-Jackson in Princeton, census tract 34021004000 scores 7.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,295 monthly, set against $105,331 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units2,350
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$105,331
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 40.3551, -74.6545 · click any tract to drill in
Why Witherspoon-Jackson scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Princeton
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,295 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Princeton
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Princeton
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Princeton
4.3
How Witherspoon-Jackson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 275Total filings over 6 yrs
- 3.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2016)
- 46Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Witherspoon-Jackson. 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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 4.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 17.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Witherspoon-Jackson
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Princeton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mercer County average of 6.7 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 275 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% 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 34021004000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004000?
Census tract 34021004000 in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 34021004000?
Median gross rent is $2,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004000?
9.8% of residents in tract 34021004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,881.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 46th, minority 54th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004000 considered part of Witherspoon-Jackson?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004000 fall within Witherspoon-Jackson (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021004000?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 275 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021004000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.37% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021004000 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021004000 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 34021004000 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Princeton at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Princeton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Princeton
Top eight tracts in Princeton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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