Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Iselin Eviction Risk: Lower , Colonia
Tract 34023002604 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,762 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 34023002604 reflects conditions in the Iselin area of Colonia, New Jersey. On the national scale it ranks #4,788 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
85% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,971 a month against an average household income of $82,712 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,342
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$82,712
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colonia and the region
Centroid at 40.5710, -74.3053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iselin scores 3.7
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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,971 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 9Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 9Filings 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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%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.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 40th 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 9 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% 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 34023002604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002604?
Census tract 34023002604 in the Iselin neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 34023002604?
Median gross rent is $1,971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002604?
10.0% of residents in tract 34023002604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,762.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 76th, minority 71th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002604 considered part of Iselin?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002604 fall within Iselin (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002604?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.98% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002604 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002604 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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