Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tanners Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate , South River
Tract 34023006800 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,566 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 34023006800 runs through the Tanners Corner neighborhood of South River. With 4,566 residents, it scores 6.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,553 monthly, set against $111,197 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,709
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$111,197
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South River and the region
Centroid at 40.4544, -74.3889 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tanners Corner scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South River
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,553 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from South River
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South River
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from South River
6.3
How Tanners Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 27Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2015)
- 27Filings 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.
- 13.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tanners Corner
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 South River, 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 in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th 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 27 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.1% 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 34023006800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023006800?
Census tract 34023006800 in the Tanners Corner neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 34023006800?
Median gross rent is $1,553/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023006800?
6.1% of residents in tract 34023006800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,566.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023006800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 73th, minority 53th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 34023006800 considered part of Tanners Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023006800 fall within Tanners Corner (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023006800?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023006800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.08% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023006800 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023006800 compare to South River overall?
Tract 34023006800 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of South River at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South River; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South River
Top eight tracts in South River ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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