Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
South Amboy Junction Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy
Tract 34023007500 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,168 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 34023007500 covers part of the South Amboy Junction area of South Amboy, NJ, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9/10.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
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 parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
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 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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)
- 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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Amboy Junction
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.9/10.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 34 filings here across 1 tracked years. 40% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Middlesex County average of 44.9%.
SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,494, 12% below the South Amboy average.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 9.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 9.4% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #17,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $102,115, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 7.9/10. 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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