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South Amboy Junction Eviction Risk: Lower , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023007500 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,168 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 34023007500, home to 3,168 residents in South Amboy Junction in Perth Amboy, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,494 a month against an average household income of $102,115 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 22% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,386
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$102,115

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In South Amboy Junction
Very Low
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Perth Amboy
Very High
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#81 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#1,154 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region

Centroid at 40.4898, -74.2793 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Amboy Junction scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Perth Amboy
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,494 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
3.7

How South Amboy Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Amboy Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 007500Perth Amboy: 8.38.3Perth Amboyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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)

  • 34Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 9.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.4%Peak (2015)
  • 34Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Amboy Junction. 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 South Amboy Junction

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Perth Amboy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 34023007500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007500?

Census tract 34023007500 in the South Amboy Junction neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 34023007500?

Median gross rent is $1,494/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007500?

7.5% of residents in tract 34023007500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,168.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 77th, minority 54th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 34023007500 considered part of South Amboy Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007500 fall within South Amboy Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023007500?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023007500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.37% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023007500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.2% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023007500 compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tract 34023007500 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Perth Amboy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Perth Amboy

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

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