Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Menlo Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Iselin
Tract 34023002500 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,221 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 34023002500 in the Menlo Park area of Iselin, NJ reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,221 residents. about one in five of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Middlesex County average of 44.9%.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,219
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$131,165
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Iselin and the region
Centroid at 40.5770, -74.3282 · click any tract to drill in
Why Menlo Park scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Iselin
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,829 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iselin
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iselin
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iselin
5.1
How Menlo Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 10Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2015)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Menlo Park. 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 11.1%Frequent mental distress
- 19.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Menlo Park
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.
Average gross rent is $2,829, 34% above the Iselin average. The voucher gap is 30.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the high side, supply constraint reads 8/10. SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the Middlesex County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 10 filings here across 1 tracked years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 2.5% of renter households were served.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023002500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002500?
Census tract 34023002500 in the Menlo Park neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 34023002500?
Median gross rent is $2,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002500?
1.5% of residents in tract 34023002500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,221.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 62th, minority 85th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002500 considered part of Menlo Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002500 fall within Menlo Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.53% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002500 compare to Iselin overall?
Tract 34023002500 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Iselin at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iselin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Iselin
Top eight tracts in Iselin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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