Census Tract · Ranked #19,868 of 84,120 nationally

Kinnelon Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027040702 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,219

Kinnelon in Morris County is where census tract 34027040702 sits, home to 4,219 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,232 monthly, set against $191,071 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 10% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,426

Renter share12.3%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate0.8%

Median income$191,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kinnelon and the region

Centroid at 40.9944, -74.4074 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kinnelon scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kinnelon

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

0.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,232 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kinnelon

3.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kinnelon

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kinnelon

2.6

How Kinnelon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

2%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

24Total filings over 2 yrs
5.15%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak (2018)
13Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

5.0%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
5.1%Food insecurity
2.5%SNAP enrollment
3.6%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
11.7%Frequent mental distress
17.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kinnelon

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Kinnelon, 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2018.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 34027040702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027040702?

Census tract 34027040702 in Kinnelon scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027040702?

Median gross rent is $2,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027040702?

0.8% of residents in tract 34027040702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,219.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027040702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 70th, minority 27th, housing 40th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027040702?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027040702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.15% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027040702 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027040702 compare to Kinnelon overall?

Tract 34027040702 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Kinnelon at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kinnelon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kinnelon

Top eight tracts in Kinnelon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.