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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Chestnut Run Eviction Risk: Lower , Toms River

Tract 34029722800 · Ocean County, NJ · pop 4,314 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34029722800 (Chestnut Run in Toms River, New Jersey) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #12,868 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,782 a month while the average household earns $81,991 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 20% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,687
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$81,991

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Chestnut Run
Moderate
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 20 tracts In Toms River
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 144 tracts In Ocean County
Elevated
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#990 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Toms River and the region

Centroid at 39.9737, -74.1920 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chestnut Run scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Toms River
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,782 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Toms River
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Toms River
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Toms River
5.3

How Chestnut Run compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chestnut Run risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 722800Toms River: 6.86.8Toms Riverparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,121Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 24.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 33.2%Peak (2013)
  • 159Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340297228002013: 236 filings (33.19/100 renter HHs)2014: 208 filings (29.25/100 renter HHs)2015: 184 filings (25.88/100 renter HHs)2016: 175 filings (20.54/100 renter HHs)2017: 159 filings (18.66/100 renter HHs)2018: 159 filings (18.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 6 months.
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 Chestnut Run

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 Toms River eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Ocean County average of 6.3 and in line with 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 1,121 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 24.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 33.2% of renter households in 2013.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 34029722800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34029722800?

Census tract 34029722800 in the Chestnut Run neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 34029722800?

Median gross rent is $1,782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34029722800?

9.2% of residents in tract 34029722800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,314.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34029722800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 30th, minority 61th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 34029722800 considered part of Chestnut Run?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34029722800 fall within Chestnut Run (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34029722800?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,121 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34029722800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.36% of renter households, peaking at 33.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34029722800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34029722800 compare to Toms River overall?

Tract 34029722800 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Toms River at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Toms River eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Toms River

Top eight tracts in Toms River ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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