2 census tracts · pop 11,515 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.8–7.5
The Colony Club is a 2-tract neighborhood of South River, NJ and houses 11,515 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a South River baseline of 33.3%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 131 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 10.0% of renter households.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,590, close to the South River average.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Colony Club vs South RiverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Colony Club
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
131Total filings (sum)
9.65%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak year (2015)
9.65%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Colony Club
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.9%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
13.6%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Colony Club
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Colony Club?
The Colony Club scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 The Colony Club compare to South River overall?
The Colony Club scores 0.6 points higher than South River overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,590 vs $1,675.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Colony Club?
Average gross rent in The Colony Club is $1,590/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Colony Club residents are renters?
41% of The Colony Club households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in South River). The neighborhood has 11,515 residents.
Q5
Is The Colony Club a high social-vulnerability area?
The Colony Club sits in the 70th 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
Which tracts in The Colony Club have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Colony Club is census tract 34023006900 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 7.5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is The Colony Club for landlords?
The Colony Club carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South River as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Colony Club?
The Colony Club has 11,544 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.5%), Hispanic / Latino (27.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
