Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Santa Fe Junction Eviction Risk: Lower , Keyport
Tract 34025802600 ·
Monmouth County, NJ · pop 5,306 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
In the Santa Fe Junction neighborhood of Keyport, census tract 34025802600 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,888 a month against an average household income of $119,080 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 34%Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,307
Renter share51.2%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$119,080
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#3 of 5 tracts In Santa Fe Junction
Moderate
Within county
52th percentile
#74 of 154 tracts In Monmouth County
Moderate
Within state
29th percentile
#1,543 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
National
23th percentile
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Keyport and the region
Centroid at 40.4342, -74.2327 · click any tract to drill in
Why Santa Fe Junction scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Keyport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,888 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Keyport
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Keyport
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Keyport
5.0
How Santa Fe Junction compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
53%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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)
169Total filings over 2 yrs
9.25%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak (2013)
64Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Santa Fe Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.4%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Santa Fe Junction
What moves this score most is 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 Keyport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Monmouth County average of 6.3 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 169 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.3% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34025802600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34025802600?
Census tract 34025802600 in the Santa Fe Junction neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 34025802600?
Median gross rent is $1,888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34025802600?
6.2% of residents in tract 34025802600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,306.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34025802600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 45th, minority 66th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 34025802600 considered part of Santa Fe Junction?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34025802600 fall within Santa Fe Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34025802600?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 169 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34025802600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.25% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34025802600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34025802600 compare to Keyport overall?
Tract 34025802600 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Keyport at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Keyport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.