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Spring Knolls Eviction Risk: Lower , Old Bridge

Tract 34023007913 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,979 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 34023007913 belongs to Spring Knolls in Old Bridge, New Jersey. It is home to 3,979 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $381 monthly, set against $114,729 in average yearly household income, roughly 4% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 17% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,557

Renter share26.6%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate8.4%

Median income$114,729

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Bridge and the region

Centroid at 40.3819, -74.2991 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spring Knolls scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Old Bridge

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.4% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$381 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Old Bridge

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Old Bridge

5.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Old Bridge

4.9

How Spring Knolls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

31%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

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
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
12.4%Frequent mental distress
24.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spring Knolls

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.1/10. 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 Old Bridge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023007913

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007913?

Census tract 34023007913 in the Spring Knolls neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34023007913?

Median gross rent is $381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007913?

8.4% of residents in tract 34023007913 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,979.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007913?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 91th, minority 63th, housing 81th.

Is tract 34023007913 considered part of Spring Knolls?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007913 fall within Spring Knolls (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34023007913 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34023007913 compare to Old Bridge overall?

Tract 34023007913 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Old Bridge at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Old Bridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Old Bridge

Top eight tracts in Old Bridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.