Neighborhood · Spotswood, NJ

Greentree Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 11,051 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.2–4.8

Greentree spans 3 census tracts of Spotswood, NJ, population 11,051. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10.

Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,429 a month, rents sit 32% over what the rest of Spotswood commands. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Spotswood rate of 34.3%.

Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10. Court records carry 60 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 17.8% of renter households.

Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

Against average income of $134,053, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 4.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Greentree vs Spotswood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

43.8% +28%

Spotswood: 34.3%

Average gross rent

$1,429 +32%

Spotswood: $1,079

Average HH income

$134,053 +32%

Spotswood: $101,388

Poverty rate

3.1% -10%

Spotswood: 3.4%

Renter share

14.1% +2%

Spotswood: 13.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greentree and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.2–4.8

Why Greentree scores 4.5

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 6.5–6.8 across tracts

6.7

Rent control risk

44% of income on rent · Range 6.8–8.0 across tracts

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–6.6 across tracts

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

14% renter households · Range 3.8–4.0 across tracts

3.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.3 across tracts

5.1

Economic stress

3.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.2 across tracts

1.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–7.6 across tracts

4.4

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Greentree?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.6 points from 4.2 to 4.8. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

4.8 4.3 4.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Greentree

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34023008101	4.8	4,232	64%	$1,327
34023006607	4.3	3,110	0%	,
34023006701	4.2	3,709	57%	$2,745

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 28

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

Socioeconomic status 22%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 37%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 38%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Greentree

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

60Total filings (sum)
11.77%Avg annual filing rate
17.8%Peak year (2015)
11.77%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greentree

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

8.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
24.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Greentree

What is the eviction-risk score for Greentree?

Greentree scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Greentree compare to Spotswood overall?

Greentree scores 0.1 points lower than Spotswood overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,429 vs $1,079.

What is the average rent in Greentree?

Average gross rent in Greentree is $1,429/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Greentree residents are renters?

14% of Greentree households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in Spotswood). The neighborhood has 11,051 residents.

Is Greentree a high social-vulnerability area?

Greentree sits in the 28th 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.

Which tracts in Greentree have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Greentree is census tract 34023008101 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.8, a spread of 0.6 points.

How safe is Greentree for landlords?

Greentree carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Spotswood as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Greentree?

Greentree has 10,935 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.7%), Hispanic / Latino (13.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Greentree

4.5 Gillilandtown 2 tracts · pop 10,941 5.5 Middlewood 2 tracts · pop 6,140 7.2 The Colony Club 2 tracts · pop 11,515 5.6 Sayerwood South 2 tracts · pop 8,589 7.1 Cheesequake 3 tracts · pop 11,985 8.7 Raritan Gardens 5 tracts · pop 27,018

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Spotswood

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Greentree.

4.7 Gillilandtown 2 tracts · pop 10,941

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