Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Avenel Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34023002703 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,531 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 34023002703 covers part of the Avenel area of Avenel, NJ, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. 30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Middlesex County average of 44.9%.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,847
Renter share44.6%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$104,841
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avenel and the region
Centroid at 40.5770, -74.2795 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avenel scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avenel
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,805 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avenel
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avenel
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avenel
4.7
How Avenel compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 151Total filings over 1 yrs
- 21.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.0%Peak (2015)
- 151Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Avenel. 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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avenel
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9/10.
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.1/10. 14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 151 filings here across 1 tracked years.
SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when 21.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 21.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023002703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002703?
Census tract 34023002703 in the Avenel neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 34023002703?
Median gross rent is $1,805/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023002703?
8.2% of residents in tract 34023002703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,531.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023002703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 35th, minority 73th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 34023002703 considered part of Avenel?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023002703 fall within Avenel (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023002703?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 151 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023002703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.00% of renter households, peaking at 21.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023002703 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023002703 compare to Avenel overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Avenel
Top eight tracts in Avenel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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