Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Paramus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34003042302 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 5,595
For landlords sizing up Paramus, census tract 34003042302 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #19,002 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $154,230 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,509
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$154,230
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paramus and the region
Centroid at 40.9637, -74.0652 · click any tract to drill in
Why Paramus scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paramus
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paramus
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paramus
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paramus
6.1
How Paramus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%Housing & transportation
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)
- 15Total filings over 4 yrs
- 9.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2013)
- 4Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paramus
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Paramus 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 below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 10.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 34003042302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003042302?
Census tract 34003042302 in Paramus scores 1.9/10 (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 34003042302?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003042302?
4.8% of residents in tract 34003042302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,595.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003042302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 37th, minority 59th, housing 29th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003042302?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34003042302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.99% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34003042302 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34003042302 compare to Paramus overall?
Tract 34003042302 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Paramus at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paramus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Paramus
Top eight tracts in Paramus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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