Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally
Dishwater Hill Eviction Risk: High , Phillipsburg
Tract 34041030900 · Warren County, NJ · pop 2,849 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
How risky is the Dishwater Hill area of Phillipsburg for landlords? Census tract 34041030900 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $836 a month against an average household income of $24,728 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,304
Renter share61.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate33.9%
Median income$24,728
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phillipsburg and the region
Centroid at 40.6809, -75.1840 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dishwater Hill scores 8.9
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
33.9% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$836 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 697Total filings over 6 yrs
- 20.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.3%Peak (2015)
- 96Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% 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.
- 20.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.3%Food insecurity
- 21.1%SNAP enrollment
- 13.1%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dishwater Hill
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.5/10. 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 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 above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 697 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 20.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.3% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% 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 34041030900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34041030900?
Census tract 34041030900 in the Dishwater Hill neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High 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 34041030900?
Median gross rent is $836/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34041030900?
33.9% of residents in tract 34041030900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,849.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34041030900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 87th, minority 49th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 34041030900 considered part of Dishwater Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34041030900 fall within Dishwater Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34041030900?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 697 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 34041030900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.49% of renter households, peaking at 21.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34041030900 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.0% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34041030900 compare to Phillipsburg overall?
Tract 34041030900 scores 8.9/10, higher than 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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