Census Tract · Ranked #31,863 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Telemark Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34027044401 · Morris County, NJ · pop 5,031 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Lake Telemark

In Lake Telemark in Morris County, census tract 34027044401 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,737 a month while the average household earns $139,959 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 22% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units2,100

Renter share28.2%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate3.9%

Median income$139,959

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Telemark and the region

Centroid at 40.9646, -74.5026 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Telemark scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lake Telemark

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,737 rent vs county FMR

7.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lake Telemark

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lake Telemark

2.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lake Telemark

4.6

How Lake Telemark compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

14%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

12Total filings over 2 yrs
2.16%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak (2017)
4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

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.

7.2%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
20.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Telemark

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lake Telemark, 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2017.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% 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 34027044401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027044401?

Census tract 34027044401 in Lake Telemark scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027044401?

Median gross rent is $2,737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027044401?

3.9% of residents in tract 34027044401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,031.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027044401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 6th, minority 27th, housing 17th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027044401?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027044401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.16% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027044401 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027044401 compare to Lake Telemark overall?

Tract 34027044401 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Lake Telemark at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Telemark; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.