Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Oradell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34003040002 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,499
How risky is Oradell in Bergen County for landlords? Census tract 34003040002 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,347 a month while the average household earns $201,250 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,519
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$201,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oradell and the region
Centroid at 40.9498, -74.0337 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oradell scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oradell
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,347 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oradell
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oradell
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oradell
3.4
How Oradell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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
- 27%Grade B
- 27%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)
- 56Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2017)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 31% 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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 2.8%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 17.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oradell
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 Oradell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 56 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34003040002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003040002?
Census tract 34003040002 in Oradell scores 1.6/10 (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 34003040002?
Median gross rent is $2,347/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003040002?
3.5% of residents in tract 34003040002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,499.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003040002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 29th, minority 35th, housing 6th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003040002?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003040002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.73% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34003040002 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34003040002 compare to Oradell overall?
Tract 34003040002 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Oradell at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oradell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34003040002 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 Oradell
Top eight tracts in Oradell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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