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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

West Englewood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bergenfield

Tract 34003003401 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 2,823 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 34003003401 in the West Englewood Park neighborhood of Bergenfield ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,823 residents. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,797 monthly, set against $155,156 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units813
Renter share4.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$155,156

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In West Englewood Park
Low
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Bergenfield
Moderate
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#121 of 203 tracts In Bergen County
Moderate
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#1,438 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bergenfield and the region

Centroid at 40.9179, -74.0121 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Englewood Park scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,797 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 West Englewood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Englewood Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 003401Bergenfield: 7.77.7Bergenfieldparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 11Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340030034012013: 2 filings (2.70/100 renter HHs)2014: 1 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2017: 1 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)2018: 3 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Englewood 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Englewood Park

What moves this score most 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 11 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2015.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% 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 34003003401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003003401?

Census tract 34003003401 in the West Englewood Park neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 34003003401?

Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003003401?

1.4% of residents in tract 34003003401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,823.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003003401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 69th, minority 67th, housing 27th.
Q5

Is tract 34003003401 considered part of West Englewood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003003401 fall within West Englewood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003003401?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003003401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34003003401 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34003003401 compare to Bergenfield overall?

Tract 34003003401 scores 2.8/10, 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 34003003401 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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