1 census tracts · pop 4,271 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Dunkerhook is a one-tract neighborhood of Paramus, NJ, population 4,271. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Paramus baseline of 37.3%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 32 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
4.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 17.7% of renter households.
At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dunkerhook vs ParamusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dunkerhook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
32Total filings (sum)
8.40%Avg annual filing rate
17.7%Peak year (2018)
17.65%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunkerhook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
21.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dunkerhook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dunkerhook?
Dunkerhook scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Dunkerhook compare to Paramus overall?
Dunkerhook scores 0.8 points lower than Paramus overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 37% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Dunkerhook residents are renters?
9% of Dunkerhook households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Paramus). The neighborhood has 4,271 residents.
Q4
Is Dunkerhook a high social-vulnerability area?
Dunkerhook sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Dunkerhook for landlords?
Dunkerhook carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Paramus as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Dunkerhook?
Dunkerhook has 4,506 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Hispanic / Latino (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
