Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Menlo Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Iselin
Tract 34023001419 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,189 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in Menlo Park in Iselin centers on tract 34023001419, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,189 residents. On the national scale it ranks #21,443 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,825 monthly, set against $99,589 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 65%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,220
Renter share97.5%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$99,589
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Iselin and the region
Centroid at 40.5586, -74.3358 · click any tract to drill in
Why Menlo Park scores 3.3
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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,825 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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 15.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Menlo Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Iselin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023001419
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023001419?
Census tract 34023001419 in the Menlo Park neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 34023001419?
Median gross rent is $1,825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023001419?
5.2% of residents in tract 34023001419 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,189.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023001419?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 25th, minority 86th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 34023001419 considered part of Menlo Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023001419 fall within Menlo Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023001419 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023001419 compare to Iselin overall?
Tract 34023001419 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Iselin at 7.3/10. 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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