Census Tract · Ranked #21,326 of 84,120 nationally

White Meadow Lake Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027044404 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,596 · 89% of tract blocks fall in White Meadow Lake

How risky is White Meadow Lake for landlords? Census tract 34027044404 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

5% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,016 a month against an average household income of $142,981 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 4% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,337

Renter share4.5%

SVI overall0.05

Poverty rate1.5%

Median income$142,981

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across White Meadow Lake and the region

Centroid at 40.9151, -74.5166 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Meadow Lake scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from White Meadow Lake

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

1.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,016 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from White Meadow Lake

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from White Meadow Lake

2.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from White Meadow Lake

4.5

How White Meadow Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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

3%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
7%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)

11Total filings over 2 yrs
7.64%Avg annual filing rate
8.3%Peak (2018)
6Filings 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.

6.7%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
13.0%Frequent mental distress
18.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in White Meadow Lake

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 White Meadow Lake, 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 11 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2018.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 34027044404

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027044404?

Census tract 34027044404 in White Meadow Lake scores 6.3/10 (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 34027044404?

Median gross rent is $2,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 5% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027044404?

1.5% of residents in tract 34027044404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,596.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027044404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 37th, minority 37th, housing 7th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027044404?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027044404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.64% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027044404 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027044404 compare to White Meadow Lake overall?

Tract 34027044404 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of White Meadow Lake at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Meadow Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in White Meadow Lake

Top eight tracts in White Meadow Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.