Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Cheesequake Eviction Risk: Elevated , Madison Park
Tract 34023007908 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 5,432 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 34023007908 runs through the Cheesequake neighborhood of Madison Park. With 5,432 residents, it scores 7.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,558 a month while the average household earns $65,845 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,933
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$65,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison Park and the region
Centroid at 40.4402, -74.2898 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cheesequake scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,558 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 362Total filings over 1 yrs
- 20.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.1%Peak (2015)
- 362Filings 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.
- 20.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.0%Food insecurity
- 18.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 13.7%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cheesequake
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 362 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 20.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.1% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is Black and Asian and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 34023007908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023007908?
Census tract 34023007908 in the Cheesequake neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 34023007908?
Median gross rent is $1,558/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023007908?
20.7% of residents in tract 34023007908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,432.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023007908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 86th, minority 85th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 34023007908 considered part of Cheesequake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023007908 fall within Cheesequake (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023007908?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 362 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023007908 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.08% of renter households, peaking at 20.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023007908 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023007908 compare to Madison Park overall?
Tract 34023007908 scores 6.9/10, 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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