Census Tract · Ranked #17,021 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027044602 · Morris County, NJ · pop 5,383 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge is where census tract 34027044602 sits, home to 5,383 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 77% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,478 monthly, set against $105,120 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 1% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units2,159

Renter share6.1%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$105,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Ridge and the region

Centroid at 41.0312, -74.5516 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Ridge scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Ridge

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,478 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Ridge

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Ridge

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Ridge

5.0

How Oak Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

21%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
29%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
5.51%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak (2017)
5Filings 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.

7.0%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
21.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Ridge

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 Oak Ridge, 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027044602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027044602?

Census tract 34027044602 in Oak Ridge scores 6.7/10 (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 34027044602?

Median gross rent is $1,478/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027044602?

7.1% of residents in tract 34027044602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,383.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027044602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 2th, minority 22th, housing 29th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027044602?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027044602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.51% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027044602 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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 34027044602 compare to Oak Ridge overall?

Tract 34027044602 scores 6.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Oak Ridge at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Ridge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Ridge

Top eight tracts in Oak Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.