Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Pumptown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Metuchen
Tract 34023001414 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 5,815 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 34023001414 in the Pumptown area of Middlesex County, NJ reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Middlesex County average of 44.9%.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,006
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate0.0%
Median income$155,391
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Metuchen and the region
Centroid at 40.5577, -74.3908 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pumptown scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Metuchen
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
0.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,218 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Metuchen
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Metuchen
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Metuchen
5.0
How Pumptown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 23Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pumptown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 2.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 9.4%Frequent mental distress
- 14.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pumptown
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. It sits 1.5 points below the Middlesex County average of 5.7.
16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 7.4% against 17.8% nationally. Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 23 filings here across 1 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 2.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2015, when 4.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.3/10. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $155,391, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 1.8 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023001414
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023001414?
Census tract 34023001414 in the Pumptown neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34023001414?
Median gross rent is $2,218/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023001414?
0.0% of residents in tract 34023001414 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,815.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023001414?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 36th, minority 88th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 34023001414 considered part of Pumptown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023001414 fall within Pumptown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023001414?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023001414 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023001414 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023001414 compare to Metuchen overall?
Tract 34023001414 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Metuchen at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Metuchen; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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