14 census tracts · pop 64,092 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 5.6–8.8
Garfield Park takes in 14 census tracts of Garfield, NJ and houses 64,092 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Garfield rate of 31.4%.
Scores across the 14 constituent tracts range from 5.6 to 8.8. A 3.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Filings are well documented here: 2,444 across 10 observed tracts. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 10.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2018, is well off that peak. Average gross rent runs $1,780, close to the Garfield average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $92,284.
50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
14 tracts · population-weighted
Garfield Park vs GarfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garfield Park
Aggregated across 10 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,444Total filings (sum)
5.60%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak year (2015)
4.47%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Garfield Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garfield Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garfield Park?
Garfield Park scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 14 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 Garfield Park compare to Garfield overall?
Garfield Park scores 0.7 points higher than Garfield overall (7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,780 vs $1,688.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garfield Park?
Average gross rent in Garfield eviction risk Park is $1,780/month (pop-weighted across 14 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garfield Park residents are renters?
50% of Garfield Park households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Garfield). The neighborhood has 64,092 residents.
Q5
Is Garfield Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Garfield Park sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Garfield Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garfield Park is census tract 34003057101 (score 8.8/10). Across the 14 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 8.8, a spread of 3.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Garfield Park for landlords?
Garfield eviction risk Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 14 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Garfield as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Garfield Park?
Garfield Park has 63,795 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.9%), Hispanic / Latino (32.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
