Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Koreatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Lee

Tract 34003006101 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 3,942 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 34003006101 reflects conditions in the Koreatown area of Fort Lee, New Jersey. On the national scale it ranks #11,092 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,153 monthly, set against $98,892 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 39% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,731

Renter share61.6%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$98,892

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region

Centroid at 40.8304, -73.9869 · click any tract to drill in

Why Koreatown scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fort Lee

7.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,153 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fort Lee

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fort Lee

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fort Lee

5.9

How Koreatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

61%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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
1%Grade B
83%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 Koreatown. 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.

13.1%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
13.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
24.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Koreatown

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Fort Lee 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% 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 34003006101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003006101?

Census tract 34003006101 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 34003006101?

Median gross rent is $2,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003006101?

8.7% of residents in tract 34003006101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,942.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003006101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 30th, minority 65th, housing 54th.

Is tract 34003006101 considered part of Koreatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003006101 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003006101 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003006101 compare to Fort Lee overall?

Tract 34003006101 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Fort Lee at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34003006101 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 Fort Lee

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