Neighborhood · Ranked #2,663 of 84,120 nationally

Tottenville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023004501 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,515 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tottenville in Perth Amboy is where census tract 34023004501 sits, home to 4,515 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #1,261 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,572 monthly, set against $55,643 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 74% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 21% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,282

Renter share74.0%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate15.9%

Median income$55,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region

Centroid at 40.5207, -74.2659 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tottenville scores 7.7

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

15.9% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,572 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Tottenville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

98%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Tottenville. 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.

27.7%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
33.2%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
15.1%Transit barriers
31.1%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tottenville

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 34023004501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023004501?

Census tract 34023004501 in the Tottenville neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (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 34023004501?

Median gross rent is $1,572/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023004501?

15.9% of residents in tract 34023004501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,515.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023004501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 95th, minority 97th, housing 88th.

Is tract 34023004501 considered part of Tottenville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023004501 fall within Tottenville (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34023004501 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.7% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34023004501 compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tract 34023004501 scores 7.7/10, 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.