2 census tracts · pop 9,023 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5–5.2
Northwest Ridgewood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Midland Park, NJ, population 9,023. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. At $2,595 a month, rents sit 40% over what the rest of Midland Park commands.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Cost burden runs 33% against 22.3% citywide, putting Northwest Ridgewood 10.7% over its own city.
The voucher gap is 25.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 18% 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. Disability prevalence reaches 18.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 1.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.0% in 2017 against a 1.2% peak. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $189,444, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northwest Ridgewood vs Midland ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwest Ridgewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
0.95%Avg annual filing rate
1.2%Peak year (2014)
1.00%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northwest Ridgewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
18.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northwest Ridgewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwest Ridgewood?
Northwest Ridgewood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Northwest Ridgewood compare to Midland Park overall?
Northwest Ridgewood scores 0.8 points lower than Midland Park overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $2,595 vs $1,853.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwest Ridgewood?
Average gross rent in Northwest Ridgewood eviction risk is $2,595/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwest Ridgewood residents are renters?
16% of Northwest Ridgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Midland Park). The neighborhood has 9,023 residents.
Q5
Is Northwest Ridgewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwest Ridgewood sits in the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Northwest Ridgewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northwest Ridgewood is census tract 34003047200 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Northwest Ridgewood for landlords?
Northwest Ridgewood eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Midland Park as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northwest Ridgewood?
Northwest Ridgewood has 9,075 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
