Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
The Gentry Eviction Risk: Lower , Princeton Meadows
Tract 34023008602 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 6,019 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
How risky is the The Gentry area of Princeton Meadows for landlords? Census tract 34023008602 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,996 a month against an average household income of $134,184 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,346
Renter share42.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$134,184
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton Meadows and the region
Centroid at 40.3437, -74.5704 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Gentry scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,996 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Princeton Meadows
2.9
How The Gentry compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 48Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2015)
- 48Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Gentry. 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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 2.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 11.2%Frequent mental distress
- 14.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Gentry
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Princeton eviction risk Meadows, 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 below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 48 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% 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 34023008602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008602?
Census tract 34023008602 in the The Gentry neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 34023008602?
Median gross rent is $1,996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008602?
1.3% of residents in tract 34023008602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,019.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 5th, minority 80th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 34023008602 considered part of The Gentry?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008602 fall within The Gentry (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008602?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.03% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023008602 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023008602 compare to Princeton Meadows overall?
Tract 34023008602 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Princeton Meadows at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Princeton eviction risk Meadows; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Princeton Meadows
Top eight tracts in Princeton Meadows ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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