Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Melrose Eviction Risk: Lower , Sayreville
Tract 34023009200 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 4,456 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 34023009200 runs through Melrose in Sayreville. With 4,456 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #14,709 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,006 a month while the average household earns $117,625 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,672
Renter share18.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$117,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sayreville and the region
Centroid at 40.4892, -74.3105 · click any tract to drill in
Why Melrose scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sayreville
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,006 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sayreville
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sayreville
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sayreville
4.5
How Melrose compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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)
- 10Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2015)
- 10Filings 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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Melrose
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Sayreville eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% 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 34023009200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023009200?
Census tract 34023009200 in the Melrose neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 34023009200?
Median gross rent is $2,006/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34023009200?
6.4% of residents in tract 34023009200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,456.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34023009200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 37th, minority 69th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 34023009200 considered part of Melrose?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023009200 fall within Melrose (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023009200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023009200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34023009200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34023009200 compare to Sayreville overall?
Tract 34023009200 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Sayreville at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sayreville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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