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Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally

Raritan Gardens Eviction Risk: High , New Brunswick

Tract 34023006002 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 7,125 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The High-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 34023006002 reflects conditions in the Raritan Gardens neighborhood of New Brunswick, New Jersey. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,655 a month while the average household earns $56,060 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 39% Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,167
Renter share88.3%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate32.3%
Median income$56,060

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Raritan Gardens
High
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In New Brunswick
Elevated
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Brunswick and the region

Centroid at 40.4836, -74.4297 · click any tract to drill in

Why Raritan Gardens scores 8.9

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
32.3% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,655 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Raritan Gardens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Raritan Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.98.9This tracttract 006002New Brunswick: 8.08.0New Brunswickparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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)

  • 290Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 27.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.2%Peak (2015)
  • 290Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Raritan Gardens. 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 Raritan Gardens

The heaviest input here 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 well 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 290 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 27.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.2% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th 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 underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: New Brunswick eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023006002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023006002?

Census tract 34023006002 in the Raritan Gardens neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (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 34023006002?

Median gross rent is $1,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023006002?

32.3% of residents in tract 34023006002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,125.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023006002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 15th, minority 76th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 34023006002 considered part of Raritan Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023006002 fall within Raritan Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023006002?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 290 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023006002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.15% of renter households, peaking at 27.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023006002 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.9% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023006002 compare to New Brunswick overall?

Tract 34023006002 scores 8.9/10, higher 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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