3 census tracts · pop 13,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5.6–7.7
Knickerbocker Park is a 3-tract neighborhood of Bergenfield, NJ and houses 13,115 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Bergenfield baseline of 32.2%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $2,317 a month, rents sit 32% over what the rest of Bergenfield commands.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.6 to 7.7. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Court records carry 1,474 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The voucher gap is 11.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 24.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 14.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $125,023.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Knickerbocker Park vs BergenfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Knickerbocker Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,474Total filings (sum)
14.05%Avg annual filing rate
24.5%Peak year (2015)
13.37%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Knickerbocker Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
21.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Knickerbocker Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knickerbocker Park?
Knickerbocker Park scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Knickerbocker Park compare to Bergenfield overall?
Knickerbocker Park scores 0.3 points higher than Bergenfield overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,317 vs $1,752.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knickerbocker Park?
Average gross rent in Knickerbocker Park is $2,317/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Knickerbocker Park residents are renters?
42% of Knickerbocker Park households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Bergenfield). The neighborhood has 13,115 residents.
Q5
Is Knickerbocker Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Knickerbocker Park sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Knickerbocker Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Knickerbocker Park is census tract 34003003500 (score 7.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.7, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Knickerbocker Park for landlords?
Knickerbocker Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bergenfield as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Knickerbocker Park?
Knickerbocker Park has 13,123 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (33.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
