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Neighborhood · Phillipsburg, NJ

Dishwater Hill Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 5,990 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 7.1–8.9

Dishwater Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Phillipsburg with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,990 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 8/10 (High tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,190/month sits 2% higher than the Phillipsburg citywide average ($1,167).

Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dishwater Hill vs Phillipsburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.2% +36%
Phillipsburg: 31.8%
Average gross rent
$1,190 +2%
Phillipsburg: $1,167
Average HH income
$50,516 -25%
Phillipsburg: $67,782
Poverty rate
25.0% +43%
Phillipsburg: 17.4%
Renter share
44.1% +4%
Phillipsburg: 42.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dishwater Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.1–8.9

Why Dishwater Hill scores 8

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 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
25.0% below poverty line · Range 4.2–8.5 across tracts
6.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.0 across tracts
2.6
Risk score comparison

Dishwater Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Dishwater Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Dishwater Hill: 8.08.0Dishwater HillNeighborhoodParent city: 7.17.1Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Dishwater Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
34041030900 8.9 2,849 42% $836
34041030800 7.1 3,141 44% $1,511
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 74%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%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.

Frequently asked

About Dishwater Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Dishwater Hill?

Dishwater Hill scores 8/10 (High 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 0.9 points higher than Phillipsburg overall (7.1/10). 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 34041030900 (score 8.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8.9, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Dishwater Hill for landlords?

Dishwater Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 (7.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Dishwater Hill?

Dishwater Hill has 5,798 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). 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.

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