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Cheesequake Eviction Risk: Moderate , Madison Park

Tract 34023007907 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,102 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34023007907 (Cheesequake in Madison Park, New Jersey) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,369 monthly, set against $112,439 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 33% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,290
Renter share41.3%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$112,439

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Cheesequake
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Madison Park
Moderate
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#37 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
High
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#775 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison Park and the region

Centroid at 40.4276, -74.2948 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheesequake scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Madison Park
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,369 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison Park
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison Park
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison Park
7.1

How Cheesequake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cheesequake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 007907Madison Park: 7.87.8Madison Parkparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 70Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 11.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.9%Peak (2015)
  • 70Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cheesequake. 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 Cheesequake

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Madison Park, 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 70 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 11.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.9% of renter households in 2015.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% 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 34023007907

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007907?

Census tract 34023007907 in the Cheesequake neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 34023007907?

Median gross rent is $1,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007907?

2.8% of residents in tract 34023007907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,102.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007907?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 15th, minority 56th, housing 35th.
Q5

Is tract 34023007907 considered part of Cheesequake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007907 fall within Cheesequake (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023007907?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 70 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023007907 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.93% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023007907 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023007907 compare to Madison Park overall?

Tract 34023007907 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Madison Park at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Madison Park

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

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