Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Western Section Eviction Risk: Lower , Princeton
Tract 34021004502 · Mercer County, NJ · pop 1,065 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 34021004502 in the Western Section neighborhood of Princeton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,065 residents. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $378 a month while the average household earns $150,833 a year, roughly 3% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units450
Renter share41.8%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$150,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 40.3481, -74.6718 · click any tract to drill in
Why Western Section scores 3.9
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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$378 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Western Section compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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)
- 5Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2016)
- 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.5%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 10.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Western Section
The heaviest input here 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 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 5.5% 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 5 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.8% 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 34021004502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34021004502?
Census tract 34021004502 in the Western Section neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 34021004502?
Median gross rent is $378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34021004502?
14.6% of residents in tract 34021004502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,065.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34021004502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 80th, minority 38th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 34021004502 considered part of Western Section?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34021004502 fall within Western Section (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34021004502?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 34021004502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.72% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34021004502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34021004502 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 34021004502 scores 3.9/10, 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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