Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Etra Eviction Risk: Lower , Hightstown
Tract 34021004409 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 3,717 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Etra in Hightstown anchors census tract 34021004409, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,468 monthly, set against $89,268 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,630
Renter share46.7%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$89,268
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hightstown and the region
Centroid at 40.2485, -74.5132 · click any tract to drill in
Why Etra scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hightstown
6.8
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
$1,468 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hightstown
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hightstown
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hightstown
5.0
How Etra compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Etra. 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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 12.3%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Etra
The score leans hardest on 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 Hightstown, 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 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 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 61st 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.
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 34021004409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004409?
Census tract 34021004409 in the Etra neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 34021004409?
Median gross rent is $1,468/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004409?
9.3% of residents in tract 34021004409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,717.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 71th, minority 77th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004409 considered part of Etra?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004409 fall within Etra (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34021004409 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34021004409 compare to Hightstown overall?
Tract 34021004409 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Hightstown at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hightstown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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