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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Hopelawn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023004100 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,014 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.5/10 for census tract 34023004100 reflects conditions in the Hopelawn area of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,521 a month while the average household earns $67,946 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
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 neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Hopelawn
Low
Within parent city
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 12 tracts In Perth Amboy
Very Low
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#323 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
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 7.3

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
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.
Hopelawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.37.3This tracttract 004100Perth Amboy: 8.38.3Perth Amboyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hopelawn

The heaviest input here 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 35 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 12.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.1% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th 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.

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 34023004100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004100?

Census tract 34023004100 in the Hopelawn neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 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 7.3/10, 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.

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