Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Knickerbocker Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bergenfield
Tract 34003003200 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 5,009 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 34003003200 belongs to the Knickerbocker Park neighborhood of Bergenfield, New Jersey. It is home to 5,009 residents and scores 6.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,815 a month while the average household earns $94,673 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,805
Renter share53.2%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$94,673
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bergenfield and the region
Centroid at 40.9253, -73.9959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knickerbocker Park scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bergenfield
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,815 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bergenfield
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bergenfield
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bergenfield
5.8
How Knickerbocker Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 74%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)
- 415Total filings over 5 yrs
- 8.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2014)
- 71Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Knickerbocker Park. 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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knickerbocker Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Bergenfield 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 Bergen County average of 6.3 and in line with 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 415 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 34003003200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003003200?
Census tract 34003003200 in the Knickerbocker Park neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 34003003200?
Median gross rent is $1,815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003003200?
5.2% of residents in tract 34003003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,009.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003003200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 57th, minority 85th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 34003003200 considered part of Knickerbocker Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003003200 fall within Knickerbocker Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003003200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 415 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003003200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.09% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003003200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003003200 compare to Bergenfield overall?
Tract 34003003200 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bergenfield at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bergenfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003003200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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 Bergenfield
Top eight tracts in Bergenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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