Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Woodbridge Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 34023003001 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,606 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 34023003001 covers Woodbridge in Woodbridge in New Jersey. Home to 4,606 residents, it scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,516 monthly, set against $108,448 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,638
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$108,448
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Woodbridge and the region
Centroid at 40.5544, -74.2871 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodbridge scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Woodbridge
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,516 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Woodbridge
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Woodbridge
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Woodbridge
4.5
How Woodbridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 15Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2015)
- 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Woodbridge. 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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodbridge
The heaviest input here is 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 Woodbridge 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 Middlesex County average of 6.4 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 35th 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2015.
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 34023003001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003001?
Census tract 34023003001 in the Woodbridge neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 34023003001?
Median gross rent is $1,516/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003001?
8.6% of residents in tract 34023003001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,606.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 63th, minority 56th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 34023003001 considered part of Woodbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003001 fall within Woodbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023003001?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023003001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.11% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023003001 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023003001 compare to Woodbridge overall?
Tract 34023003001 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Woodbridge at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodbridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Woodbridge
Top eight tracts in Woodbridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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