Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Hopelawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Perth Amboy
Tract 34023003300 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,327 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 34023003300 covers the Hopelawn neighborhood of Perth Amboy, home to 6,327 residents. For landlords it grades 7.3/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 60% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,662 monthly, set against $78,696 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,532
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$78,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region
Centroid at 40.5309, -74.2941 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hopelawn scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Perth Amboy
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,662 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
6.3
How Hopelawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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)
- 98Total filings over 1 yrs
- 10.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.8%Peak (2015)
- 98Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hopelawn. 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.
- 19.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.9%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 20.5%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hopelawn
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Perth Amboy eviction risk, 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 34023003300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003300?
Census tract 34023003300 in the Hopelawn neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 34023003300?
Median gross rent is $1,662/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003300?
13.1% of residents in tract 34023003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,327.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 95th, minority 84th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 34023003300 considered part of Hopelawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003300 fall within Hopelawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023003300?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023003300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.84% of renter households, peaking at 10.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023003300 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.6% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023003300 compare to Perth Amboy overall?
Tract 34023003300 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Perth Amboy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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