Census Tract · Ranked #25,671 of 84,120 nationally

Mountain Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34027041200 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,499

Tract 34027041200 covers Mountain Lakes in Morris County in New Jersey. Home to 4,499 residents, it scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,941 a month while the average household earns $250,001 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 1% Owners 97%

Tract context

Occupied units1,418

Renter share2.9%

SVI overall0.01

Poverty rate1.3%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mountain Lakes and the region

Centroid at 40.8909, -74.4420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mountain Lakes scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Mountain Lakes

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

1.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,941 rent vs county FMR

8.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mountain Lakes

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mountain Lakes

1.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mountain Lakes

5.7

How Mountain Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

2%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
1%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)

4Total filings over 2 yrs
3.23%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak (2017)
1Filings 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.

4.5%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
4.5%Food insecurity
2.1%SNAP enrollment
3.3%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
11.2%Frequent mental distress
15.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mountain Lakes

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Mountain Lakes, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 4 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2017.

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 34027041200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027041200?

Census tract 34027041200 in Mountain Lakes 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.

What is the average rent in tract 34027041200?

Median gross rent is $2,941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027041200?

1.3% of residents in tract 34027041200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,499.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027041200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 31th, minority 35th, housing 1th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027041200?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027041200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.23% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027041200 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.5% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027041200 compare to Mountain Lakes overall?

Tract 34027041200 scores 5.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Mountain Lakes at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mountain Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.