Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Iselin Eviction Risk: Lower , Colonia
Tract 34023002605 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 2,608 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Iselin area of Colonia anchors census tract 34023002605, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,784 monthly, set against $110,068 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,034
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$110,068
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colonia and the region
Centroid at 40.5835, -74.2976 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iselin scores 2.7
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
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,784 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colonia
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colonia
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colonia
5.6
How Iselin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 34Total filings over 1 yrs
- 9.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.4%Peak (2015)
- 34Filings 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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iselin
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.8/10. 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 Colonia, 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 9.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.4% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34023002605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002605?
Census tract 34023002605 in the Iselin neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 34023002605?
Median gross rent is $1,784/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002605?
10.2% of residents in tract 34023002605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,608.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 36th, minority 61th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002605 considered part of Iselin?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002605 fall within Iselin (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002605?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.37% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002605 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002605 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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