Census Tract · Ranked #17,021 of 84,120 nationally

Florham Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027042601 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,628

Eviction risk in Florham Park in Morris County centers on tract 34027042601, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,628 residents. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,381 monthly, set against $167,604 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 18% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units621

Renter share28.5%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$167,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Florham Park and the region

Centroid at 40.7834, -74.4233 · click any tract to drill in

Why Florham Park scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Florham Park

7.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,381 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Florham Park

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Florham Park

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Florham Park

5.2

How Florham Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

16%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

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
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
20.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Florham Park

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Florham Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

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 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027042601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042601?

Census tract 34027042601 in Florham Park scores 6.7/10 (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 34027042601?

Median gross rent is $1,381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042601?

4.7% of residents in tract 34027042601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,628.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 55th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 34027042601 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027042601 compare to Florham Park overall?

Tract 34027042601 scores 6.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Florham Park at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florham Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Florham Park

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