Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Colonia Eviction Risk: Lower , Rahway
Tract 34039035600 · Union County, NJ · pop 3,997 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 34039035600 reflects conditions in Colonia in Rahway, New Jersey. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
8% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,054 a month while the average household earns $147,969 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,241
Renter share8.4%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$147,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rahway and the region
Centroid at 40.6072, -74.2993 · click any tract to drill in
Why Colonia scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rahway
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$3,054 rent vs county FMR
9.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rahway
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rahway
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rahway
5.4
How Colonia 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.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 8%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 15Total filings over 4 yrs
- 4.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak (2017)
- 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Colonia. 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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 11.3%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Colonia
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rahway eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Union County average of 6.6 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.5% of renter households in 2017.
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 34039035600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34039035600?
Census tract 34039035600 in the Colonia 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 34039035600?
Median gross rent is $3,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34039035600?
7.6% of residents in tract 34039035600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,997.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34039035600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 70th, minority 63th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 34039035600 considered part of Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34039035600 fall within Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34039035600?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34039035600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.67% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34039035600 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34039035600 compare to Rahway overall?
Tract 34039035600 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Rahway at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rahway eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34039035600 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rahway
Top eight tracts in Rahway ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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