1 census tracts · pop 4,247 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Rossville is a one-tract neighborhood of Carteret, NJ and houses 4,247 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 27.9% citywide, putting Rossville 22.3% over its own city.
84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running hot is economic stress at 7.3/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
19.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,995, close to the Carteret average.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Rossville vs CarteretHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rossville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.7%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
23.7%SNAP enrollment
19.0%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rossville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rossville?
Rossville scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Rossville compare to Carteret overall?
Rossville scores 1.4 points higher than Carteret overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,995 vs $2,032.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rossville?
Average gross rent in Rossville is $1,995/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rossville residents are renters?
84% of Rossville households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Carteret). The neighborhood has 4,247 residents.
Q5
Is Rossville a high social-vulnerability area?
Rossville sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Rossville for landlords?
Rossville carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Carteret as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Rossville?
Rossville has 4,091 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
