Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
The Gentry Eviction Risk: Elevated , Princeton Meadows
Tract 34023008606 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,470 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 34023008606 covers part of the The Gentry area of Princeton Meadows, NJ, and scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,470. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 63%
Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,983
Renter share90.8%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$97,996
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton Meadows and the region
Centroid at 40.3338, -74.5663 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Gentry scores 6.3
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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,919 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 298Total filings over 1 yrs
- 16.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.3%Peak (2015)
- 298Filings 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 13.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Gentry
Cost burden runs around a third here against 44.9% across Middlesex County. This is renter territory: 91% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.1/10.
12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 298 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2015, when 16.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 16.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34023008606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023008606?
Census tract 34023008606 in the The Gentry neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 34023008606?
Median gross rent is $1,919/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023008606?
4.4% of residents in tract 34023008606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023008606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 24th, minority 80th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 34023008606 considered part of The Gentry?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023008606 fall within The Gentry (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023008606?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 298 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023008606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.33% of renter households, peaking at 16.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023008606 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023008606 compare to Princeton Meadows overall?
Tract 34023008606 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Princeton Meadows at 6.5/10. 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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