Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Park Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Roselle
Tract 34039037400 · Union County, NJ · pop 4,593 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34039037400 (the Park Village neighborhood of Roselle, New Jersey) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #12,897 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,358 a month against an average household income of $149,375 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$149,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roselle and the region
Centroid at 40.6445, -74.3109 · click any tract to drill in
Why Park Village scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roselle
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,358 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roselle
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roselle
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roselle
5.0
How Park Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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
- 25%Grade B
- 3%Grade C
- 14%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)
- 16Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2016)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Park Village. 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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 18.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Village
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Roselle 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 Union County average of 6.6 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 16 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2016.
Part of this tract, about 14% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
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 34039037400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34039037400?
Census tract 34039037400 in the Park Village neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 34039037400?
Median gross rent is $2,358/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34039037400?
2.3% of residents in tract 34039037400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,593.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34039037400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 32th, minority 20th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 34039037400 considered part of Park Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34039037400 fall within Park Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34039037400?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 34039037400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.73% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34039037400 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34039037400 compare to Roselle overall?
Tract 34039037400 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Roselle at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roselle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34039037400 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. 14% 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.
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