Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Cutler Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Morristown
Tract 34027042301 · Morris County, NJ · pop 2,355 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 34027042301 in the Cutler Park area of Morris Plains, NJ reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,355 residents. 26% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Morris County average of 40.8%.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units912
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$163,594
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morristown and the region
Centroid at 40.8278, -74.4866 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cutler Park scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morristown
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,287 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morristown
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morristown
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morristown
3.4
How Cutler Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 16Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2018)
- 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cutler Park. 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.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 3.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 19.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cutler Park
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.0% against 31.5% nationally. Food insecurity runs 6.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Average gross rent is $2,287, 19% below the Morris Plains average. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions over 2 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2018 at 4.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 2.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $163,594, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 34027042301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042301?
Census tract 34027042301 in the Cutler Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 34027042301?
Median gross rent is $2,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042301?
4.0% of residents in tract 34027042301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,355.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 30th, minority 39th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 34027042301 considered part of Cutler Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027042301 fall within Cutler Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027042301?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027042301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.25% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34027042301 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.8% 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.
Q8
How does tract 34027042301 compare to Morristown overall?
Tract 34027042301 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Morristown at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morristown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Morristown
Top eight tracts in Morristown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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