Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Southeast Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Paramus
Tract 34003042301 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,495 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 6.8/10, tract 34003042301 in the Southeast Ridgewood neighborhood of Paramus ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,495 residents. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,639 a month while the average household earns $120,208 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,444
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$120,208
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paramus and the region
Centroid at 40.9669, -74.0847 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southeast Ridgewood scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paramus
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,639 rent vs county FMR
7.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paramus
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paramus
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paramus
6.1
How Southeast Ridgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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
- 0%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)
- 17Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2014)
- 3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southeast Ridgewood. 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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 21.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southeast Ridgewood
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Paramus eviction risk, 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.
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 17 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2014.
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 34003042301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003042301?
Census tract 34003042301 in the Southeast Ridgewood neighborhood scores 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 34003042301?
Median gross rent is $2,639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003042301?
1.8% of residents in tract 34003042301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,495.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003042301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 55th, minority 62th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 34003042301 considered part of Southeast Ridgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003042301 fall within Southeast Ridgewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003042301?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003042301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.31% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003042301 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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.
Q8
How does tract 34003042301 compare to Paramus overall?
Tract 34003042301 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Paramus at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paramus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003042301 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 Paramus
Top eight tracts in Paramus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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