2 census tracts · pop 10,941 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.7–5.3
Gillilandtown is a 2-tract neighborhood of Spotswood, NJ, population 10,941. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 34.3% citywide, putting Gillilandtown 15.8% over its own city.
At $1,550 a month, rents sit 44% over what the rest of Spotswood commands. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.7 to 5.3. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10.
Court records carry 23 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.8% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $110,885, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Gillilandtown vs SpotswoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gillilandtown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
23Total filings (sum)
2.25%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2015)
2.25%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gillilandtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gillilandtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gillilandtown?
Gillilandtown scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Gillilandtown compare to Spotswood overall?
Gillilandtown scores 0.1 points higher than Spotswood overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $1,079.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gillilandtown?
Average gross rent in Gillilandtown is $1,550/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gillilandtown residents are renters?
19% of Gillilandtown households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in Spotswood). The neighborhood has 10,941 residents.
Q5
Is Gillilandtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Gillilandtown sits in the 46th 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
Which tracts in Gillilandtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gillilandtown is census tract 34023006604 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.3, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Gillilandtown for landlords?
Gillilandtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Spotswood as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gillilandtown?
Gillilandtown has 10,767 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
