Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Rossville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Carteret
Tract 34023003802 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,247 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
The Rossville neighborhood of Carteret is where census tract 34023003802 sits, home to 4,247 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #1,258 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,995 monthly, set against $65,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units1,579
Renter share83.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate29.4%
Median income$65,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Carteret and the region
Centroid at 40.5705, -74.2237 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rossville scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Carteret
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
29.4% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,995 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carteret
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carteret
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carteret
5.0
How Rossville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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.
- 25.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.1%Food insecurity
- 23.7%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 19.0%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rossville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Carteret 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 Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 86th 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 25.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.3% 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 34023003802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023003802?
Census tract 34023003802 in the Rossville neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 34023003802?
Median gross rent is $1,995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023003802?
29.4% of residents in tract 34023003802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,247.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023003802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 95th, minority 89th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 34023003802 considered part of Rossville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023003802 fall within Rossville (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023003802 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.7% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023003802 compare to Carteret overall?
Tract 34023003802 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Carteret at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carteret eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Carteret
Top eight tracts in Carteret ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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