Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Gillilandtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Spotswood
Tract 34023006604 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 7,037 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 34023006604 covers Gillilandtown in Spotswood, home to 7,037 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,153 monthly, set against $107,152 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,834
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$107,152
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spotswood and the region
Centroid at 40.3921, -74.4167 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gillilandtown scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spotswood
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,153 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spotswood
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spotswood
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spotswood
5.0
How Gillilandtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
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)
- 20Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2015)
- 20Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gillilandtown. 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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gillilandtown
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Spotswood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and in line with 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 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 50th 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.
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 34023006604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023006604?
Census tract 34023006604 in the Gillilandtown neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 34023006604?
Median gross rent is $2,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023006604?
6.9% of residents in tract 34023006604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,037.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023006604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 51th, minority 65th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 34023006604 considered part of Gillilandtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023006604 fall within Gillilandtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023006604?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023006604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.84% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023006604 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023006604 compare to Spotswood overall?
Tract 34023006604 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Spotswood at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spotswood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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