Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Hopelawn Eviction Risk: High , Perth Amboy
Tract 34023004100 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,014 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 34023004100 sits in the Hopelawn area of Perth Amboy eviction risk, NJ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.3/10. Population here is 3,014. Cost burden runs 64% here against 44.9% across Middlesex County.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,067
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$67,946
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region
Centroid at 40.5246, -74.2844 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hopelawn scores 9.3
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
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,521 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Hopelawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 35Total filings over 1 yrs
- 12.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.1%Peak (2015)
- 35Filings 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.
- 22.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.9%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 26.6%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hopelawn
It sits 3.6 points above the Middlesex County average of 5.7. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9/10.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.6% against 11.3% nationally. 18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 35 evictions over 1 years of observation. Housing insecurity runs 22.5% against 14.2% nationally.
At $1,521 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Perth Amboy commands. Filings peaked in 2015 at 12.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.1% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023004100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004100?
Census tract 34023004100 in the Hopelawn neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (High 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 34023004100?
Median gross rent is $1,521/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023004100?
15.2% of residents in tract 34023004100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,014.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023004100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 86th, minority 82th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 34023004100 considered part of Hopelawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023004100 fall within Hopelawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023004100?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023004100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.11% of renter households, peaking at 12.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023004100 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.5% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023004100 compare to Perth Amboy overall?
Tract 34023004100 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 7.9/10. 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
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Maurer
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Tottenville
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Charleston
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Tottenville
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Hopelawn
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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