Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Robinvale Eviction Risk: Lower , Metuchen
Tract 34023002102 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,008 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 34023002102 reflects conditions in the Robinvale area of Metuchen, New Jersey. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,783 a month while the average household earns $153,514 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,458
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$153,514
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Metuchen and the region
Centroid at 40.5447, -74.3515 · click any tract to drill in
Why Robinvale scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,783 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 8Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2015)
- 8Filings 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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 2.9%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 19.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Robinvale
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Metuchen, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2015.
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 34023002102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002102?
Census tract 34023002102 in the Robinvale neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 34023002102?
Median gross rent is $1,783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002102?
1.9% of residents in tract 34023002102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 77th, minority 54th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002102 considered part of Robinvale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002102 fall within Robinvale (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002102?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.96% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002102 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002102 compare to Metuchen overall?
Tract 34023002102 scores 2.3/10, 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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