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Charleston Eviction Risk: Lower , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023003401 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,031 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 34023003401 runs through Charleston in Perth Amboy. With 4,031 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,391 a month while the average household earns $107,230 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 22% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,488
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$107,230

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Charleston
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Perth Amboy
Moderate
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#169 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#1,858 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region

Centroid at 40.5565, -74.2482 · click any tract to drill in

Why Charleston scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,391 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
2.8

How Charleston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Charleston risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 003401Perth Amboy: 8.38.3Perth Amboyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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)

  • 19Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 7.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.6%Peak (2015)
  • 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Charleston. 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 Charleston

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.7/10. 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 below 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 19 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 64th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023003401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003401?

Census tract 34023003401 in the Charleston neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 34023003401?

Median gross rent is $1,391/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003401?

4.3% of residents in tract 34023003401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,031.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 75th, minority 69th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 34023003401 considered part of Charleston?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003401 fall within Charleston (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023003401?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023003401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.63% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023003401 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023003401 compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tract 34023003401 scores 2/10, 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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