2 census tracts · pop 5,990 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.7–7.7
Dishwater Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Phillipsburg, NJ, population 5,990. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 43% against 31.8% citywide, putting Dishwater Hill 11.4% over its own city. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
Court records carry 1,815 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 45.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 29.5% in 2018 against a 45.2% peak.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,190, close to the Phillipsburg average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $50,516.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.7/10 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
7.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dishwater Hill vs PhillipsburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dishwater Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,815Total filings (sum)
31.24%Avg annual filing rate
45.2%Peak year (2015)
29.98%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dishwater Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.0%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
21.6%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
13.7%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dishwater Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dishwater Hill?
Dishwater Hill scores 7.7/10 (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 Dishwater Hill compare to Phillipsburg overall?
Dishwater Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Phillipsburg overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,190 vs $1,167.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dishwater Hill?
Average gross rent in Dishwater Hill is $1,190/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dishwater Hill residents are renters?
44% of Dishwater Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Phillipsburg). The neighborhood has 5,990 residents.
Q5
Is Dishwater Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Dishwater Hill sits in the 65th 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 Dishwater Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dishwater Hill is census tract 34041030800 (score 7.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 7.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Dishwater Hill for landlords?
Dishwater Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 Phillipsburg as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dishwater Hill?
Dishwater Hill has 5,798 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Phillipsburg
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Dishwater Hill.
