2 census tracts · pop 6,140 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 4.7–6.2
Middlewood takes in 2 census tracts of Old Bridge, NJ, population 6,140. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Old Bridge baseline of 29.2%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,799 a month, rents sit 23% over what the rest of Old Bridge commands.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.7 to 6.2, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Court records carry 14 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 10.2% of renter households. Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Old Bridge, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $117,343, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Middlewood vs Old BridgeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Middlewood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14Total filings (sum)
7.48%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2015)
7.48%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Middlewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Middlewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Middlewood?
Middlewood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Middlewood compare to Old Bridge overall?
Middlewood scores 0.5 points lower than Old Bridge overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,799 vs $1,459.
Q3
What is the average rent in Middlewood?
Average gross rent in Middlewood is $1,799/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Middlewood residents are renters?
11% of Middlewood households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Old Bridge). The neighborhood has 6,140 residents.
Q5
Is Middlewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Middlewood sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Middlewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Middlewood is census tract 34023007704 (score 6.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 6.2, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Middlewood for landlords?
Middlewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Old Bridge as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Middlewood?
Middlewood has 6,162 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Hispanic / Latino (16%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
