Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Cliffside Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34003006102 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 3,365

Cliffside Park is where census tract 34003006102 sits, home to 3,365 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.5/10. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,077 a month against an average household income of $93,333 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 27% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,148

Renter share47.2%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$93,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cliffside Park and the region

Centroid at 40.8263, -73.9905 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cliffside Park scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cliffside Park

7.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,077 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cliffside Park

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cliffside Park

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cliffside Park

5.9

How Cliffside Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

72%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
66%Grade B
18%Grade C
2%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

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
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
23.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cliffside Park

The heaviest input here 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 Cliffside Park 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.

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 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 34003006102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003006102?

Census tract 34003006102 in Cliffside Park scores 5.1/10 (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 34003006102?

Median gross rent is $2,077/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003006102?

5.8% of residents in tract 34003006102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,365.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003006102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 82th, minority 75th, housing 83th.

What share of households in tract 34003006102 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003006102 compare to Cliffside Park overall?

Tract 34003006102 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Cliffside Park at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cliffside Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34003006102 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 2% 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 Cliffside Park

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