Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Institute Area Eviction Risk: Lower , Princeton
Tract 34021004204 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,599 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 34021004204 in Institute Area in Princeton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,599 residents. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,872 monthly, set against $184,288 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$184,288
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 40.3334, -74.6683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Institute Area scores 3.4
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,872 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Institute Area 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.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 26Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.6%Peak (2013)
- 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% 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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 2.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 16.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Institute Area
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 below the Mercer County average of 6.7 and below 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 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.6% 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 34021004204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004204?
Census tract 34021004204 in the Institute Area neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 34021004204?
Median gross rent is $1,872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004204?
9.3% of residents in tract 34021004204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,599.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 7th, minority 49th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004204 considered part of Institute Area?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004204 fall within Institute Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021004204?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34021004204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.50% of renter households, peaking at 0.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021004204 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021004204 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 34021004204 scores 3.4/10, 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.
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Top eight tracts in Princeton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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