Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Woodbridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34023003002 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,435 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 34023003002, home to 6,435 residents in Woodbridge in Woodbridge, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,158 a month against an average household income of $112,538 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units2,354
Renter share70.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$112,538
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Woodbridge and the region
Centroid at 40.5525, -74.3024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodbridge scores 3.7
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
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,158 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 146Total filings over 1 yrs
- 10.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.3%Peak (2015)
- 146Filings 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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 16.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodbridge
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 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 25th 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 146 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 10.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% 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 34023003002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003002?
Census tract 34023003002 in the Woodbridge neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 34023003002?
Median gross rent is $2,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003002?
2.6% of residents in tract 34023003002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 19th, minority 87th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 34023003002 considered part of Woodbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003002 fall within Woodbridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023003002?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023003002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.30% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023003002 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023003002 compare to Woodbridge overall?
Tract 34023003002 scores 3.7/10, 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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