Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
Dishwater Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Phillipsburg
Tract 34041030800 · Warren County, NJ · pop 3,141 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Dishwater Hill in Phillipsburg anchors census tract 34041030800, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,417 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,511 a month against an average household income of $73,906 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,316
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$73,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phillipsburg and the region
Centroid at 40.6883, -75.1718 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dishwater Hill scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Phillipsburg
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,511 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Phillipsburg
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Phillipsburg
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Phillipsburg
6.6
How Dishwater Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 1,118Total filings over 6 yrs
- 41.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.2%Peak (2015)
- 165Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Dishwater Hill. 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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dishwater Hill
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Phillipsburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Warren County average of 6.2 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 1,118 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 41.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 45.2% 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 34041030800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34041030800?
Census tract 34041030800 in the Dishwater Hill neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 34041030800?
Median gross rent is $1,511/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34041030800?
17.0% of residents in tract 34041030800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,141.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34041030800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 62th, minority 33th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 34041030800 considered part of Dishwater Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34041030800 fall within Dishwater Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34041030800?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,118 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34041030800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 41.00% of renter households, peaking at 45.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34041030800 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34041030800 compare to Phillipsburg overall?
Tract 34041030800 scores 7.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Phillipsburg at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phillipsburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Phillipsburg
Top eight tracts in Phillipsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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