2 census tracts · pop 8,768 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.4
Bear's Cove takes in 2 census tracts of Ramsey, NJ and houses 8,768 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Ramsey rate of 32.9%.
At $1,258 a month, rents sit 44% under what the rest of Ramsey commands. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 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.
SNAP participation is 3.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 82 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 18.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2018, is well off that peak.
At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $152,474, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bear's Cove vs RamseyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bear's Cove
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
82Total filings (sum)
4.75%Avg annual filing rate
18.2%Peak year (2017)
1.46%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bear's Cove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
3.8%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bear's Cove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bear's Cove?
Bear's Cove scores 5.2/10 (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 Bear's Cove compare to Ramsey overall?
Bear's Cove scores 0.7 points lower than Ramsey overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,258 vs $2,245.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bear's Cove?
Average gross rent in Bear's Cove is $1,258/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bear's Cove residents are renters?
18% of Bear's Cove households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Ramsey). The neighborhood has 8,768 residents.
Q5
Is Bear's Cove a high social-vulnerability area?
Bear's Cove sits in the 21st 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 Bear's Cove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bear's Cove is census tract 34003044202 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Bear's Cove for landlords?
Bear's Cove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Ramsey as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bear's Cove?
Bear's Cove has 8,823 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
