Neighborhood · Perth Amboy, NJ

Hopelawn Eviction Risk: Elevated

5 census tracts · pop 21,455 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 4.1–8.2

Hopelawn is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Perth Amboy with 5 census tracts and a population of 21,455 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 69% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 38% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,573/month sits 7% lower than the Perth Amboy citywide average ($1,688).

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

5 tracts · population-weighted

Hopelawn vs Perth Amboy How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

68.7% +86%

Perth Amboy: 36.9%

Average gross rent

$1,573 -7%

Perth Amboy: $1,688

Average HH income

$66,700 +14%

Perth Amboy: $58,490

Poverty rate

17.8% -11%

Perth Amboy: 20.0%

Renter share

53.6% -17%

Perth Amboy: 64.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hopelawn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4.1–8.2

Why Hopelawn scores 6.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts

6.1

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Rent control risk

69% of income on rent · Range 8.7–9.6 across tracts

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.9 across tracts

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

54% renter households · Range 8.3–9.8 across tracts

9.4

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.3–8.3 across tracts

7.7

Economic stress

17.8% below poverty line · Range 3.3–6.1 across tracts

4.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–3.0 across tracts

2.2

Risk score comparison

Hopelawn vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Hopelawn?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.1 points from 4.1 to 8.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.2 8.0 7.6 7.3 4.1

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Hopelawn

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34023004400	8.2	4,801	69%	$1,317
34023004200	8	3,307	78%	$1,620
34023004700	7.6	4,006	65%	$1,738
34023004100	7.3	3,014	64%	$1,521
34023003300	4.1	6,327	68%	$1,662

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 86

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 87%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 62%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hopelawn

Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

335Total filings (sum)
9.98%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2015)
9.98%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hopelawn

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

23.9%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
26.7%No health insurance
32.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Hopelawn

What is the eviction-risk score for Hopelawn?

Hopelawn scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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.

How does Hopelawn compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Hopelawn scores 1.6 points lower than Perth Amboy overall (8.3/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,573 vs $1,688.

What is the average rent in Hopelawn?

Average gross rent in Hopelawn is $1,573/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hopelawn residents are renters?

54% of Hopelawn households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in Perth Amboy). The neighborhood has 21,455 residents.

Is Hopelawn a high social-vulnerability area?

Hopelawn sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Hopelawn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hopelawn is census tract 34023004400 (score 8.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 8.2, a spread of 4.1 points.

How safe is Hopelawn for landlords?

Hopelawn carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 (8.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Hopelawn?

Hopelawn has 21,856 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (74.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Hopelawn

8 Maurer 2 tracts · pop 8,337 8 Tottenville 3 tracts · pop 16,357 6.1 South Amboy Junction 3 tracts · pop 14,697 2.8 Fords 4 tracts · pop 15,442 4.9 Charleston 2 tracts · pop 7,906 4.2 Woodbridge 3 tracts · pop 14,037

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Perth Amboy

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Hopelawn.

6.6 South Amboy Junction 3 tracts · pop 14,697 7.9 Maurer 2 tracts · pop 8,337 8 Tottenville 3 tracts · pop 16,357 4.8 Charleston 2 tracts · pop 7,906

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