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Hopelawn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023004200 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,307 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 34023004200 sits in the Hopelawn neighborhood of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. It has a population of 3,307 and an eviction-risk score of 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). 78% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 45% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,620/month against a median household income of $69,033 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 8% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,134

Renter share38.4%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate24.4%

Median income$69,033

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region

Centroid at 40.5229, -74.2784 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hopelawn scores 7.8

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

24.4% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,620 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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 Hopelawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

33Total filings over 1 yrs
6.60%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak (2015)
33Filings 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.

26.2%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
18.8%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
29.6%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34023004200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004200?

Census tract 34023004200 in the Hopelawn neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34023004200?

Median gross rent is $1,620/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023004200?

24.4% of residents in tract 34023004200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,307.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023004200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 68th, minority 90th, housing 40th.

Is tract 34023004200 considered part of Hopelawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023004200 fall within Hopelawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023004200?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023004200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.60% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34023004200 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.2% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34023004200 compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tract 34023004200 scores 7.8/10 — right in line with the parent city of Perth Amboy at 8.0/10. 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.