1 census tracts · pop 4,456 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Melrose is a one-tract neighborhood of Sayreville, NJ and houses 4,456 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. At $2,006 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Sayreville commands.
Cost burden runs 36% against 31.1% citywide, putting Melrose 5.1% over its own city. Court records for this tract carry 10 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 3.1% of renter households.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Sayreville, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Presidents Park and Winding River score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $117,625.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Melrose vs SayrevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Melrose
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
10Total filings (sum)
3.12%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak year (2015)
3.12%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Melrose
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
11.4%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Melrose
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Melrose?
Melrose scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Melrose compare to Sayreville overall?
Melrose scores 0.5 points lower than Sayreville overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,006 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Melrose?
Average gross rent in Melrose is $2,006/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Melrose residents are renters?
18% of Melrose households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Sayreville). The neighborhood has 4,456 residents.
Q5
Is Melrose a high social-vulnerability area?
Melrose sits in the 52nd 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
How safe is Melrose for landlords?
Melrose carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sayreville as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Melrose?
Melrose has 4,677 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
