1 census tracts · pop 4,651 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Townelake at Sayreville is a one-tract neighborhood of Sayreville, NJ and houses 4,651 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $2,504, 46% above the Sayreville average of $1,711.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 28% of renter households.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 10 eviction filings.
The voucher gap is 15.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Sayreville, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Laurel Park and Winding River score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Townelake at Sayreville vs SayrevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Townelake at Sayreville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
10Total filings (sum)
3.32%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2015)
3.32%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Townelake at Sayreville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Townelake at Sayreville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Townelake at Sayreville?
Townelake at Sayreville scores 5.1/10 (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 Townelake at Sayreville compare to Sayreville overall?
Townelake at Sayreville scores 1.2 points lower than Sayreville overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,504 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Townelake at Sayreville?
Average gross rent in Townelake at Sayreville eviction risk is $2,504/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Townelake at Sayreville residents are renters?
13% of Townelake at Sayreville households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Sayreville). The neighborhood has 4,651 residents.
Q5
Is Townelake at Sayreville a high social-vulnerability area?
Townelake at Sayreville sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Townelake at Sayreville for landlords?
Townelake at Sayreville eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Townelake at Sayreville?
Townelake at Sayreville has 4,733 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (29.7%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
