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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Middlewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Old Bridge

Tract 34023007703 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,429 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Middlewood in Old Bridge anchors census tract 34023007703, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,376 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,464 monthly, set against $140,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 3% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,178
Renter share8.9%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$140,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Middlewood
Very Low
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Old Bridge
Very Low
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#109 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Moderate
Within state
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#1,342 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Bridge and the region

Centroid at 40.3946, -74.3660 · click any tract to drill in

Why Middlewood scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Old Bridge
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,464 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Old Bridge
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Old Bridge
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Old Bridge
4.9

How Middlewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Middlewood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 007703Old Bridge: 7.77.7Old Bridgeparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 9Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 10.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.2%Peak (2015)
  • 9Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Middlewood. 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 Middlewood

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Old Bridge 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 9 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 10.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2015.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 34023007703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007703?

Census tract 34023007703 in the Middlewood neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 34023007703?

Median gross rent is $2,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007703?

3.3% of residents in tract 34023007703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,429.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 1th, minority 45th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 34023007703 considered part of Middlewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007703 fall within Middlewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023007703?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023007703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.23% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023007703 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023007703 compare to Old Bridge overall?

Tract 34023007703 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Old Bridge at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Old Bridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Old Bridge

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

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