Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally
Maurer Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy
Tract 34023004000 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,837 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 34023004000 covers the Maurer area of Perth Amboy, home to 4,837 residents. For landlords it grades 7.5/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,382 a month while the average household earns $67,488 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,871
Renter share53.2%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$67,488
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region
Centroid at 40.5348, -74.2799 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maurer scores 7.4
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
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,382 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.3
How Maurer compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 132Total filings over 1 yrs
- 16.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.0%Peak (2015)
- 132Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Maurer. 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.
- 20.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.9%Food insecurity
- 12.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 24.1%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maurer
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 132 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 17.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.0% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% 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 34023004000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004000?
Census tract 34023004000 in the Maurer neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 34023004000?
Median gross rent is $1,382/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023004000?
15.1% of residents in tract 34023004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,837.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023004000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 78th, minority 87th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 34023004000 considered part of Maurer?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023004000 fall within Maurer (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023004000?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023004000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.99% of renter households, peaking at 17.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023004000 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.4% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023004000 compare to Perth Amboy overall?
Tract 34023004000 scores 7.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Perth Amboy
Top eight tracts in Perth Amboy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
Maurer
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Tottenville
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Hopelawn
8.2
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Hopelawn
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
South Amboy Junction
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Tottenville
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Tottenville
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Charleston
7.7
/ 10 · High
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