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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Laurel Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Sayreville

Tract 34023007301 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,307 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Laurel Park neighborhood of Sayreville anchors census tract 34023007301, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 100% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 100% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $137,600 a year. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 0% Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units976
Renter share1.9%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$137,600

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Laurel Park
Moderate
Within parent city
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 11 tracts In Sayreville
Very Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#102 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Moderate
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#1,306 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sayreville and the region

Centroid at 40.4586, -74.3230 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel Park scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sayreville
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sayreville
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sayreville
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sayreville
4.5

How Laurel Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Laurel Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 007301Sayreville: 7.77.7Sayrevilleparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings 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 Laurel Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Sayreville eviction risk, 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 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 34023007301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007301?

Census tract 34023007301 in the Laurel Park neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 34023007301?

4.8% of residents in tract 34023007301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,307.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 27th, minority 50th, housing 10th.
Q4

Is tract 34023007301 considered part of Laurel Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007301 fall within Laurel Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023007301?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023007301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.76% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34023007301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34023007301 compare to Sayreville overall?

Tract 34023007301 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Sayreville at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sayreville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sayreville

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

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