Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Port Reading Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34023009101 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 2,632 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 34023009101 sits in Port Reading in Port Reading, New Jersey eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
94% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,163 monthly, set against $129,519 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units867
Renter share4.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$129,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port Reading and the region
Centroid at 40.5682, -74.2369 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Reading scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port Reading
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,163 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Reading
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Reading
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Reading
3.0
How Port Reading compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Port Reading. 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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Reading
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 Port Reading, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 13th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34023009101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023009101?
Census tract 34023009101 in the Port Reading neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 34023009101?
Median gross rent is $2,163/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 94% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023009101?
2.7% of residents in tract 34023009101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,632.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023009101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 35th, minority 79th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 34023009101 considered part of Port Reading?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023009101 fall within Port Reading (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34023009101 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34023009101 compare to Port Reading overall?
Tract 34023009101 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Port Reading at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Reading; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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