Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #25,671 of 84,120 nationally
Pompton Plains Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34027040302 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,606 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Pompton Plains area of Pompton Plains anchors census tract 34027040302, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $570 monthly, set against $141,790 in average yearly household income, roughly 5% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,497
Renter share6.9%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$141,790
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pompton Plains and the region
Centroid at 40.9550, -74.3052 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pompton Plains scores 5.9
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$570 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 4.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pompton Plains
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.4/10. 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 Pompton Plains, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Morris County average of 5.8 and below 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 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34027040302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027040302?
Census tract 34027040302 in the Pompton Plains neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 34027040302?
Median gross rent is $570/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027040302?
5.8% of residents in tract 34027040302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,606.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027040302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 37th, minority 18th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 34027040302 considered part of Pompton Plains?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027040302 fall within Pompton Plains (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34027040302 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34027040302 compare to Pompton Plains overall?
Tract 34027040302 scores 5.9/10, lower 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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