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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Edgebrook Eviction Risk: Elevated , New Brunswick

Tract 34023006001 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 2,477 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Edgebrook in New Brunswick is where census tract 34023006001 sits, home to 2,477 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,672 monthly, set against $94,744 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 26% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units846
Renter share43.9%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$94,744

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Edgebrook
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 11 tracts In New Brunswick
Very Low
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#506 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Brunswick and the region

Centroid at 40.4816, -74.4054 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edgebrook scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Brunswick
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,672 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Brunswick
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Brunswick
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Brunswick
8.7

How Edgebrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Edgebrook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 006001New Brunswick: 8.08.0New Brunswickparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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)

  • 12Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak (2015)
  • 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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 Edgebrook

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 New Brunswick 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2015.

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 34023006001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023006001?

Census tract 34023006001 in the Edgebrook neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 34023006001?

Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023006001?

5.0% of residents in tract 34023006001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,477.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023006001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 51th, minority 73th, housing 67th.
Q5

Is tract 34023006001 considered part of Edgebrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023006001 fall within Edgebrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023006001?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023006001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023006001 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023006001 compare to New Brunswick overall?

Tract 34023006001 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of New Brunswick at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Brunswick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Brunswick

Top eight tracts in New Brunswick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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