Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Iselin Eviction Risk: Lower , Colonia
Tract 34023002603 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,924 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
For landlords sizing up Iselin in Colonia, census tract 34023002603 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,069 monthly, set against $103,889 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,828
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$103,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colonia and the region
Centroid at 40.5660, -74.3154 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iselin scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Colonia
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,069 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colonia
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colonia
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colonia
5.1
How Iselin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 58Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2015)
- 58Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Iselin. 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iselin
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Colonia, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and above 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 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 34023002603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002603?
Census tract 34023002603 in the Iselin neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 34023002603?
Median gross rent is $2,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002603?
10.9% of residents in tract 34023002603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,924.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 42th, minority 87th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002603 considered part of Iselin?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002603 fall within Iselin (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002603?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.76% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002603 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002603 compare to Colonia overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Colonia
Top eight tracts in Colonia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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