Census Tract · Ranked #18,843 of 84,120 nationally

Boonton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027041000 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,998

Boonton anchors census tract 34027041000, which lands at 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,797 a month while the average household earns $91,023 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 18% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units2,245

Renter share42.5%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$91,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boonton and the region

Centroid at 40.9038, -74.4004 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boonton scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Boonton

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,797 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Boonton

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Boonton

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Boonton

5.2

How Boonton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

25%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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)

36Total filings over 2 yrs
2.95%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak (2017)
16Filings 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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
19.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boonton

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Boonton, 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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 34027041000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027041000?

Census tract 34027041000 in Boonton scores 6.5/10 (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 34027041000?

Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027041000?

7.4% of residents in tract 34027041000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,998.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027041000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 4th, minority 49th, housing 48th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027041000?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027041000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.95% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027041000 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027041000 compare to Boonton overall?

Tract 34027041000 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Boonton at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boonton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Boonton

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