Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Witherspoon-Jackson Eviction Risk: Lower , Princeton
Tract 34021004501 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 7,006 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
For landlords sizing up the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood of Princeton, census tract 34021004501 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,446 monthly, set against $191,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units682
Renter share51.9%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$191,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 40.3493, -74.6536 · click any tract to drill in
Why Witherspoon-Jackson scores 3.1
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
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,446 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 16Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2015)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% 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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 3.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 16.8%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 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 16 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 34021004501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004501?
Census tract 34021004501 in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 34021004501?
Median gross rent is $2,446/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004501?
6.2% of residents in tract 34021004501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,006.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 1th, minority 63th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004501 considered part of Witherspoon-Jackson?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004501 fall within Witherspoon-Jackson (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021004501?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34021004501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.23% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021004501 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021004501 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 34021004501 scores 3.1/10, 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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