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Country Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Budd Lake

Tract 34027046108 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,057 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Country Oaks neighborhood of Budd Lake is where census tract 34027046108 sits, home to 4,057 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,679 monthly, set against $80,893 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 37% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,782
Renter share67.5%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$80,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Country Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Budd Lake
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#33 of 110 tracts In Morris County
Elevated
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#1,389 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Budd Lake and the region

Centroid at 40.8854, -74.7323 · click any tract to drill in

Why Country Oaks scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Budd Lake
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,679 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Budd Lake
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Budd Lake
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Budd Lake
3.6

How Country Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Country Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 046108Budd Lake: 6.96.9Budd Lakeparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Country Oaks. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Country Oaks

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty 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 Budd Lake, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027046108

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027046108?

Census tract 34027046108 in the Country Oaks neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 34027046108?

Median gross rent is $1,679/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027046108?

4.8% of residents in tract 34027046108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,057.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027046108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 29th, minority 39th, housing 50th.
Q5

Is tract 34027046108 considered part of Country Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027046108 fall within Country Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 34027046108 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34027046108 compare to Budd Lake overall?

Tract 34027046108 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Budd Lake at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Budd Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Budd Lake

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

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