2 census tracts · pop 7,906 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 4.1–9.3
Charleston takes in 2 census tracts of Perth Amboy, NJ and houses 7,906 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.1 to 9.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
25% 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. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Cost burden runs 45% against 36.9% citywide, putting Charleston 7.9% over its own city.
The filing record is not thin: 19 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households.
At $1,843 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Perth Amboy commands. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Perth Amboy, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, South Amboy Junction and Hopelawn score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $88,788.
59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 5.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Charleston vs Perth AmboyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Charleston
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
19Total filings (sum)
7.63%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2015)
7.63%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Charleston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.4%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
16.9%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Charleston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Charleston?
Charleston scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 Charleston compare to Perth Amboy overall?
Charleston scores 1.3 points lower than Perth Amboy overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,843 vs $1,688.
Q3
What is the average rent in Charleston?
Average gross rent in Charleston is $1,843/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Charleston residents are renters?
59% of Charleston households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in Perth Amboy). The neighborhood has 7,906 residents.
Q5
Is Charleston a high social-vulnerability area?
Charleston sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Charleston have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Charleston is census tract 34023004502 (score 9.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 9.3, a spread of 5.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Charleston for landlords?
Charleston carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Perth Amboy as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Charleston?
Charleston has 8,044 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
