Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Chelsea Eviction Risk: Elevated , Carteret
Tract 34023980000 ·
Middlesex County, NJ · pop 8 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
34023980000 is a census tract in the Chelsea area of Carteret, NJ. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 8. Cost burden runs 100% here against 44.9% across Middlesex County.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 100%Stable renters 0%Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units4
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall-10.00
Poverty rate0.0%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Chelsea
Moderate
Within parent city
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Carteret
Moderate
Within county
76th percentile
#47 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
High
Within state
65th percentile
#770 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Carteret and the region
Centroid at 40.5912, -74.2117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chelsea scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carteret
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
0.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carteret
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carteret
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carteret
5.0
How Chelsea compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: -1,000
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
-1,000%Socioeconomic
-1,000%Household composition
-1,000%Racial/ethnic minority
-1,000%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chelsea
This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10.
It sits 0.9 points above the Middlesex County average of 5.7. On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023980000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023980000?
Census tract 34023980000 in the Chelsea neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 poverty rate in tract 34023980000?
0.0% of residents in tract 34023980000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023980000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the -1000th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic -1000th, household -1000th, minority -1000th, housing -1000th.
Q4
Is tract 34023980000 considered part of Chelsea?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023980000 fall within Chelsea (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How does tract 34023980000 compare to Carteret overall?
Tract 34023980000 scores 6.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Carteret at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carteret eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Carteret
Top eight tracts in Carteret ranked by composite eviction-risk score.