Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Littlebrook Area Eviction Risk: Moderate , Princeton
Tract 34021004205 ·
Mercer County, NJ · pop 5,075 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
34021004205 is a census tract in the Littlebrook Area area of Princeton, NJ. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,075. Cost burden runs 20% here against 46.5% across Mercer County.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 39%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,813
Renter share48.2%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$249,506
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Littlebrook Area
Moderate
Within parent city
17th percentile
#6 of 7 tracts In Princeton
Very Low
Within county
51th percentile
#42 of 84 tracts In Mercer County
Moderate
Within state
43th percentile
#1,234 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 40.3757, -74.6466 · click any tract to drill in
Why Littlebrook Area scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Littlebrook Area compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
6%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation
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.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
3.8%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
10.3%Frequent mental distress
17.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Littlebrook Area
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 72.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.3/10.
Average gross rent is $3,501, 33% above the Princeton average. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.
Food insecurity runs 6.4% against 17.8% nationally. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $249,506, annual rent is just 17%.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34021004205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004205?
Census tract 34021004205 in the Littlebrook Area neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 34021004205?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004205?
3.6% of residents in tract 34021004205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,075.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 30th, minority 47th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004205 considered part of Littlebrook Area?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004205 fall within Littlebrook Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34021004205 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34021004205 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 34021004205 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Princeton at 6.7/10. 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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