4 census tracts · pop 21,903 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.4–6.4
Arcola takes in 4 census tracts of Fair Lawn, NJ, population 21,903. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Fair Lawn rate of 36.3%. 24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.4 to 6.4, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 370 across 3 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 7.8% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $2,090, 9% above the Fair Lawn average of $1,917. The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2018, is well off that peak. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $119,959.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Arcola vs Fair LawnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arcola
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
370Total filings (sum)
4.44%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2015)
4.48%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arcola
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
21.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arcola
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arcola?
Arcola scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Arcola compare to Fair Lawn overall?
Arcola scores 0.5 points lower than Fair Lawn overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,090 vs $1,917.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arcola?
Average gross rent in Arcola is $2,090/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arcola residents are renters?
24% of Arcola households are renter-occupied (vs 22% in Fair Lawn). The neighborhood has 21,903 residents.
Q5
Is Arcola a high social-vulnerability area?
Arcola sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Arcola have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arcola is census tract 34003042500 (score 6.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 6.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Arcola for landlords?
Arcola carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fair Lawn as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arcola?
Arcola has 21,671 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.1%), Hispanic / Latino (22.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
