Census Tract · Ranked #18,425 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Hopatcong Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34027044701 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,853

Census tract 34027044701 covers Lake Hopatcong in Morris County, home to 4,853 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,363 monthly, set against $99,620 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units2,010

Renter share6.0%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate3.9%

Median income$99,620

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Hopatcong and the region

Centroid at 40.9673, -74.6232 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Hopatcong scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lake Hopatcong

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

$1,363 rent vs county FMR

1.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lake Hopatcong

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lake Hopatcong

2.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lake Hopatcong

5.1

How Lake Hopatcong compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

21%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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)

28Total filings over 2 yrs
5.21%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak (2017)
9Filings 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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Hopatcong

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Lake Hopatcong, 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 28 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 34027044701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027044701?

Census tract 34027044701 in Lake Hopatcong scores 6.6/10 (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 34027044701?

Median gross rent is $1,363/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027044701?

3.9% of residents in tract 34027044701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027044701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 82th, minority 23th, housing 21th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027044701?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027044701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.21% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027044701 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027044701 compare to Lake Hopatcong overall?

Tract 34027044701 scores 6.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Lake Hopatcong at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Hopatcong; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Hopatcong

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