Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally
Morris Place Eviction Risk: High , Morristown
Tract 34027043602 · Morris County, NJ · pop 2,944 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 34027043602 covers part of the Morris Place area of Morristown, NJ, and scores 8.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. 16% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Morris County average of 40.8%.
Risk score
8.3
High
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
80
th percentile
High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
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 8.3
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
Against the Morris County average of 5.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.8 points. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. At $1,636 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Morristown commands.
This is renter territory: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.
The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.1/10. Nationally it ranks #6,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $113,348, annual rent is just 17%.
Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 8.3/10 (High 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 8.3/10, higher 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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