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Census Tract · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

New Brunswick Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34023005500 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,901

With a score of 8.1/10, tract 34023005500 in New Brunswick ranks in the High tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,901 residents. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $831 a month against an average household income of $34,750 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 32% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share76.0%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate37.7%
Median income$34,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 11 tracts In New Brunswick
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#342 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Brunswick and the region

Centroid at 40.4791, -74.4736 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Brunswick scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Brunswick
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
37.7% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$831 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Brunswick
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Brunswick
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Brunswick
8.7

How New Brunswick compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
New Brunswick risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.19.1This tracttract 005500New Brunswick: 8.08.0New Brunswickparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 290Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 35.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 35.7%Peak (2015)
  • 290Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Brunswick

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 New Brunswick eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 290 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 35.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.7% of renter households in 2015.

In CDC survey modeling, about 37.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: New Brunswick eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023005500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023005500?

Census tract 34023005500 in New Brunswick scores 9.1/10 (High 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 34023005500?

Median gross rent is $831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023005500?

37.7% of residents in tract 34023005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,901.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023005500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 92th, minority 94th, housing 79th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023005500?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 290 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023005500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.71% of renter households, peaking at 35.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34023005500 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.1% 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. 24.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34023005500 compare to New Brunswick overall?

Tract 34023005500 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of New Brunswick at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Brunswick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Brunswick

Top eight tracts in New Brunswick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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