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Orchards at Monroe Eviction Risk: Moderate , Clearbrook

Tract 34023008204 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,424 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 34023008204 covers the Orchards at Monroe area of Clearbrook in New Jersey. Home to 4,424 residents, it scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,944 monthly, set against $68,194 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 4% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,705
Renter share6.9%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$68,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Orchards at Monroe
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Clearbrook
Moderate
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#574 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clearbrook and the region

Centroid at 40.3114, -74.4712 · click any tract to drill in

Why Orchards at Monroe scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clearbrook
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,944 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clearbrook
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clearbrook
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clearbrook
7.7

How Orchards at Monroe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Orchards at Monroe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 008204Clearbrook: 7.87.8Clearbrookparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.3%Peak (2015)
  • 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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 Orchards at Monroe

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Clearbrook, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 1 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.3% of renter households in 2015.

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 34023008204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008204?

Census tract 34023008204 in the Orchards at Monroe neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 34023008204?

Median gross rent is $1,944/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008204?

11.3% of residents in tract 34023008204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 69th, minority 33th, housing 7th.
Q5

Is tract 34023008204 considered part of Orchards at Monroe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008204 fall within Orchards at Monroe (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008204?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.33% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023008204 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023008204 compare to Clearbrook overall?

Tract 34023008204 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Clearbrook at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clearbrook; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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