Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Waldwick Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34003056200 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 5,041
Here is how census tract 34003056200, in Waldwick, looks to a landlord: a 6.8/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,041. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,321 monthly, set against $156,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,779
Renter share21.0%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$156,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waldwick and the region
Centroid at 41.0132, -74.1369 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waldwick scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waldwick
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,321 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waldwick
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waldwick
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waldwick
5.8
How Waldwick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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
- 0%Grade B
- 38%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.
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)
- 28Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2013)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waldwick
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 Waldwick, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2013.
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 34003056200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003056200?
Census tract 34003056200 in Waldwick scores 1.2/10 (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 34003056200?
Median gross rent is $3,321/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003056200?
2.2% of residents in tract 34003056200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003056200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 59th, minority 46th, housing 26th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003056200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003056200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34003056200 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34003056200 compare to Waldwick overall?
Tract 34003056200 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Waldwick at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waldwick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34003056200 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 Waldwick
Top eight tracts in Waldwick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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