Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,778 of 84,120 nationally
Pompton Plains Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34027040301 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,149 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eviction risk in the Pompton Plains neighborhood of Pompton Plains centers on tract 34027040301, which scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,149 residents. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,414 monthly, set against $103,593 in average yearly household income, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,434
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$103,593
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pompton Plains and the region
Centroid at 40.9687, -74.3174 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pompton Plains scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pompton Plains
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,414 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pompton Plains
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pompton Plains
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pompton Plains
5.7
How Pompton Plains compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pompton Plains. 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.
- 4.1%Housing insecurity
- 2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.2%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 3.6%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 9.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pompton Plains
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pompton Plains, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morris County average of 5.8 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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 34027040301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027040301?
Census tract 34027040301 in the Pompton Plains neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 34027040301?
Median gross rent is $3,414/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027040301?
5.4% of residents in tract 34027040301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,149.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027040301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 72th, minority 22th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 34027040301 considered part of Pompton Plains?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027040301 fall within Pompton Plains (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34027040301 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.1% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34027040301 compare to Pompton Plains overall?
Tract 34027040301 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Pompton Plains at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pompton Plains; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pompton Plains
Top eight tracts in Pompton Plains ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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