Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Port Reading Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34023002901 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,402 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 34023002901, home to 3,402 residents in Port Reading in Port Reading, scores 5.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #30,101 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
15% 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 gross rent is $2,384 monthly, set against $151,979 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 53%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,268
Renter share62.4%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$151,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port Reading and the region
Centroid at 40.5637, -74.2671 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Reading scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port Reading
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,384 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Reading
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Reading
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Reading
4.5
How Port Reading compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%Housing & transportation
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)
- 68Total filings over 1 yrs
- 11.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak (2015)
- 68Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Port Reading. 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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 6.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 14.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Reading
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Port Reading, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Middlesex County average of 6.4 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 68 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 11.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.5% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 23rd 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 34023002901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002901?
Census tract 34023002901 in the Port Reading neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 34023002901?
Median gross rent is $2,384/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002901?
2.9% of residents in tract 34023002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,402.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 44th, minority 69th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002901 considered part of Port Reading?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002901 fall within Port Reading (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002901?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.54% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002901 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002901 compare to Port Reading overall?
Tract 34023002901 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Port Reading at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Reading; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Port Reading
Top eight tracts in Port Reading ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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