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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Woodbridge Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34023003001 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,606 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

34023003001 is a census tract in the Woodbridge area of Woodbridge, NJ. It scores 6.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,606. 36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,638
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$108,448

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Woodbridge
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Woodbridge
High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#808 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodbridge and the region

Centroid at 40.5544, -74.2871 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodbridge scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Woodbridge
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,516 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Woodbridge
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Woodbridge
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Woodbridge
4.5

How Woodbridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodbridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.5This tracttract 0030016.6Woodbridgeparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county6.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 15Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2015)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Woodbridge. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodbridge

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,516, 27% below the Woodbridge average.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2/10. Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 15 filings here across 1 tracked years.

50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Middlesex County average of 44.9%. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally. Against the Middlesex County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.

The worst year on record was 2015, when 3.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $108,448, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023003001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003001?

Census tract 34023003001 in the Woodbridge neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 34023003001?

Median gross rent is $1,516/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003001?

8.6% of residents in tract 34023003001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,606.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 63th, minority 56th, housing 13th.
Q5

Is tract 34023003001 considered part of Woodbridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003001 fall within Woodbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023003001?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023003001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.11% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023003001 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023003001 compare to Woodbridge overall?

Tract 34023003001 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Woodbridge at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodbridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Woodbridge

Top eight tracts in Woodbridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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