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

Cedar Knolls Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027042200 · Morris County, NJ · pop 5,774 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Knolls

Cedar Knolls in Morris County anchors census tract 34027042200, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,802 monthly, set against $165,904 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 15% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units2,187

Renter share31.4%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$165,904

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Knolls and the region

Centroid at 40.8219, -74.4543 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Knolls scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cedar Knolls

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,802 rent vs county FMR

8.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cedar Knolls

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cedar Knolls

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cedar Knolls

4.5

How Cedar Knolls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

20%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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
3.30%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak (2018)
19Filings 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.

7.1%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Knolls

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.1/10. 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 Cedar Knolls, 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 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2018.

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 34027042200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042200?

Census tract 34027042200 in Cedar Knolls 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 34027042200?

Median gross rent is $2,802/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042200?

2.1% of residents in tract 34027042200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,774.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 41th, minority 48th, housing 21th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027042200?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027042200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027042200 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027042200 compare to Cedar Knolls overall?

Tract 34027042200 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Cedar Knolls at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Knolls; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.