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Neighborhood · Perth Amboy, NJ

Tottenville Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 16,357 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10 · range 7.5–7.8

Tottenville is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Perth Amboy with 3 census tracts and a population of 16,357 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 64% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,544/month sits 9% lower than the Perth Amboy citywide median ($1,688).

Risk score
7.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Tottenville vs Perth Amboy How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
63.5% +72%
Perth Amboy: 36.9%
Average gross rent
$1,544 -9%
Perth Amboy: $1,688
Average HH income
$54,700 -6%
Perth Amboy: $58,490
Poverty rate
19.7% -1%
Perth Amboy: 20.0%
Renter share
73.0% +13%
Perth Amboy: 64.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tottenville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 7.5–7.8

Why Tottenville scores 7.6

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
64% of income on rent · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
73% renter households · Range 9.8–9.8 across tracts
9.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Economic stress
19.7% below poverty line · Range 4.0–6.0 across tracts
4.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–2.7 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Tottenville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Tottenville: 7.67.6TottenvilleNeighborhoodParent city: 8.08.0Parent cityhost cityState: 7.07.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Tottenville?

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

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.3 points from 7.5 to 7.8. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Tottenville

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34023004600 7.8 6,661 65% $1,669
34023004900 7.5 5,181 55% $1,360
34023004501 7.5 4,515 71% $1,572
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 95%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Tottenville

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 354Total filings (sum)
  • 10.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.6%Peak year (2015)
  • 10.43%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tottenville

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

Frequently asked

About Tottenville

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Tottenville?

Tottenville scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Tottenville compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tottenville scores 0.4 points lower than Perth Amboy overall (8.0/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Median rent: $1,544 vs $1,688.

Q3

What is the average rent in Tottenville?

Median gross rent in Tottenville is $1,544/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Tottenville residents are renters?

73% of Tottenville households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in Perth Amboy). The neighborhood has 16,357 residents.

Q5

Is Tottenville a high social-vulnerability area?

Tottenville sits in the 98th 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.

Q6

Which tracts in Tottenville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Tottenville is census tract 34023004600 (score 7.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 7.8 — a spread of 0.3 points.

Q7

How safe is Tottenville for landlords?

Tottenville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (8.0/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Tottenville?

Tottenville has 15,331 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (86%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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