Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
La Mer Eviction Risk: Lower , Sayreville
Tract 34023007306 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,511 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34023007306 (the La Mer neighborhood of Sayreville, New Jersey) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,622 monthly, set against $105,491 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,266
Renter share51.5%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$105,491
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sayreville and the region
Centroid at 40.4526, -74.2783 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Mer scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,622 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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 La Mer compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Mer
The heaviest input here 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 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 29th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34023007306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007306?
Census tract 34023007306 in the La Mer neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 34023007306?
Median gross rent is $2,622/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007306?
6.1% of residents in tract 34023007306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,511.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 30th, minority 82th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 34023007306 considered part of La Mer?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007306 fall within La Mer (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023007306 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023007306 compare to Sayreville overall?
Tract 34023007306 scores 3.7/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Sayreville
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4.5
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
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3.2
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