Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Avenel Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34023002703 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,531 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 34023002703 runs through the Avenel area of Avenel. With 6,531 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #16,746 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,805 monthly, set against $104,841 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
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
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avenel and the region
Centroid at 40.5770, -74.2795 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avenel scores 3.8
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
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Avenel, 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 below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 151 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 21.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.0% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 60th 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 34023002703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023002703?
Census tract 34023002703 in the Avenel neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 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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