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West Englewood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bergenfield

Tract 34003037204 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 3,515 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

For landlords sizing up the West Englewood Park area of Bergenfield, census tract 34003037204 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,648 a month against an average household income of $66,438 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 99% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 50% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,726

Renter share98.8%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$66,438

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bergenfield and the region

Centroid at 40.9258, -74.0210 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Englewood Park scores 4.5

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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,648 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bergenfield

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bergenfield

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bergenfield

4.6

How West Englewood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

60%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
40%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
11%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.

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.

11.6%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
19.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Englewood Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 34003037204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003037204?

Census tract 34003037204 in the West Englewood Park neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34003037204?

Median gross rent is $1,648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003037204?

9.9% of residents in tract 34003037204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,515.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003037204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 40th.

Is tract 34003037204 considered part of West Englewood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003037204 fall within West Englewood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003037204 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003037204 compare to Bergenfield overall?

Tract 34003037204 scores 4.5/10, 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.

Was tract 34003037204 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.

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Highest-risk tracts in Bergenfield

Top eight tracts in Bergenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.