Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Menlo Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Iselin
Tract 34023001418 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 5,466 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
34023001418 is a census tract in the Menlo Park area of Middlesex County, NJ. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,466 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9/10.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,725
Renter share64.4%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$130,427
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Iselin and the region
Centroid at 40.5664, -74.3434 · click any tract to drill in
Why Menlo Park scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Iselin
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,826 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iselin
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iselin
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iselin
5.0
How Menlo Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Menlo Park. 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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 11.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Menlo Park
Against Middlesex County at 44.9%, 32% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.7/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Disability prevalence runs 18.8% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 1.0 points below the Middlesex County average of 5.7. SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $130,427, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler. Average gross rent runs $1,826 a month.
64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023001418
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023001418?
Census tract 34023001418 in the Menlo Park neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 34023001418?
Median gross rent is $1,826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023001418?
6.9% of residents in tract 34023001418 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,466.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023001418?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 34th, minority 92th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 34023001418 considered part of Menlo Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023001418 fall within Menlo Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023001418 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023001418 compare to Iselin overall?
Tract 34023001418 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Iselin at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iselin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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