Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,344 of 84,120 nationally
Morris Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , Morristown
Tract 34027043602 · Morris County, NJ · pop 2,944 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Morris Place area of Morristown, census tract 34027043602 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,636 a month while the average household earns $113,348 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 57%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,109
Renter share67.6%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$113,348
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morristown and the region
Centroid at 40.7936, -74.4630 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morris Place scores 7.2
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
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,636 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morris Place
The score leans hardest on 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 below 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 70th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% 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 34027043602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027043602?
Census tract 34027043602 in the Morris Place neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34027043602?
Median gross rent is $1,636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34027043602?
14.2% of residents in tract 34027043602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34027043602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 69th, minority 72th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 34027043602 considered part of Morris Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027043602 fall within Morris Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34027043602 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34027043602 compare to Morristown overall?
Tract 34027043602 scores 7.2/10, right in line with 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.
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