Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
South Amboy Junction Eviction Risk: High , Perth Amboy
Tract 34023004800 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,292 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
34023004800 is a census tract in the South Amboy Junction area of Perth Amboy, NJ. It scores 9.3/10 for landlords. It sits 3.6 points above the Middlesex County average of 5.7.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units2,053
Renter share86.9%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$50,348
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region
Centroid at 40.5088, -74.2835 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Amboy Junction scores 9.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Perth Amboy
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,704 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.3
How South Amboy Junction compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
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)
- 124Total filings over 1 yrs
- 7.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.0%Peak (2015)
- 124Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Amboy Junction. 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.
- 29.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.8%Food insecurity
- 23.9%SNAP enrollment
- 17.1%Transit barriers
- 37.3%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Amboy Junction
The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Cost burden runs 61% here against 44.9% across Middlesex County.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Set annual rent against average income of $50,348 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10.
Housing insecurity runs 29.9% against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation runs 23.9% against 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 124 evictions over 1 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2015 at 8.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.0% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023004800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004800?
Census tract 34023004800 in the South Amboy Junction neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 34023004800?
Median gross rent is $1,704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023004800?
16.9% of residents in tract 34023004800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,292.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023004800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 97th, minority 92th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 34023004800 considered part of South Amboy Junction?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023004800 fall within South Amboy Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023004800?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 124 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023004800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.97% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023004800 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.9% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023004800 compare to Perth Amboy overall?
Tract 34023004800 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Perth Amboy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Perth Amboy
Top eight tracts in Perth Amboy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Tottenville
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Maurer
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Maurer
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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Tottenville
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Charleston
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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