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Robinvale Eviction Risk: Lower , Metuchen

Tract 34023002101 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 2,224 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Robinvale neighborhood of Metuchen is where census tract 34023002101 sits, home to 2,224 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.

17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,750 a month while the average household earns $219,250 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 8% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units759
Renter share10.0%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$219,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Robinvale
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Metuchen
Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#157 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#1,672 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Metuchen and the region

Centroid at 40.5481, -74.3598 · click any tract to drill in

Why Robinvale scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Metuchen
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,750 rent vs county FMR
7.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Metuchen
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Metuchen
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Metuchen
4.0

How Robinvale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Robinvale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 002101Metuchen: 7.67.6Metuchenparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 9Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 8.65%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.7%Peak (2015)
  • 9Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Robinvale. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Robinvale

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Metuchen, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023002101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002101?

Census tract 34023002101 in the Robinvale neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 34023002101?

Median gross rent is $2,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002101?

1.0% of residents in tract 34023002101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,224.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 28th, minority 41th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 34023002101 considered part of Robinvale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002101 fall within Robinvale (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002101?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.65% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023002101 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023002101 compare to Metuchen overall?

Tract 34023002101 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Metuchen at 7.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Metuchen

Top eight tracts in Metuchen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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