Neighborhood · Ranked #19,399 of 84,120 nationally

Morris Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , Morristown

Tract 34027043601 · Morris County, NJ · pop 3,478 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 34027043601 in the Morris Place area of Morristown ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,478 residents. On the national scale it ranks #30,110 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,354 a month while the average household earns $125,333 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 48% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,730

Renter share69.4%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$125,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Morristown and the region

Centroid at 40.7952, -74.4728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morris Place scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,354 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Morristown

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Morristown

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Morristown

4.9

How Morris Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

8%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morris Place. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
16.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morris Place

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Morristown eviction risk, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 34027043601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027043601?

Census tract 34027043601 in the Morris Place neighborhood 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 34027043601?

Median gross rent is $2,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027043601?

4.1% of residents in tract 34027043601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,478.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027043601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 7th, minority 35th, housing 41th.

Is tract 34027043601 considered part of Morris Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027043601 fall within Morris Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34027043601 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027043601 compare to Morristown overall?

Tract 34027043601 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Morristown at 7.1/10. 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.