Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Gillilandtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Spotswood
Tract 34023008102 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 3,904 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 34023008102 runs through the Gillilandtown area of Spotswood. With 3,904 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $464 a month while the average household earns $117,614 a year, roughly 5% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,387
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$117,614
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spotswood and the region
Centroid at 40.3953, -74.3970 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gillilandtown scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$464 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Gillilandtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 3Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2015)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gillilandtown. 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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 4.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 24.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gillilandtown
The score leans hardest on 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 3 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.2% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 34023008102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008102?
Census tract 34023008102 in the Gillilandtown neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 34023008102?
Median gross rent is $464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008102?
1.9% of residents in tract 34023008102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,904.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 25th, minority 34th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 34023008102 considered part of Gillilandtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008102 fall within Gillilandtown (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008102?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.18% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023008102 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023008102 compare to Spotswood overall?
Tract 34023008102 scores 1.7/10, 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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