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Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Greentree Eviction Risk: Lower , Spotswood

Tract 34023008101 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,232 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In the Greentree area of Spotswood, census tract 34023008101 scores 6.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,327 a month against an average household income of $84,479 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,868
Renter share14.1%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$84,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Greentree
Very Low
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Spotswood
Very High
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#158 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#1,672 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spotswood and the region

Centroid at 40.3936, -74.3887 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greentree scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spotswood
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,327 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spotswood
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spotswood
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spotswood
5.3

How Greentree compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greentree risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 008101Spotswood: 7.87.8Spotswoodparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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)

  • 55Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 17.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.8%Peak (2015)
  • 55Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Greentree. 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 Greentree

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Spotswood, 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 55 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 17.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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.

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 34023008101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008101?

Census tract 34023008101 in the Greentree neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 34023008101?

Median gross rent is $1,327/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008101?

4.9% of residents in tract 34023008101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,232.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 59th, minority 45th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 34023008101 considered part of Greentree?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008101 fall within Greentree (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008101?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.80% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023008101 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023008101 compare to Spotswood overall?

Tract 34023008101 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Spotswood at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spotswood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spotswood

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

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