Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Northeast Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Ho-Ho-Kus
Tract 34003047100 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 6,240 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Northeast Ridgewood neighborhood of Ho-Ho-Kus, census tract 34003047100 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,326 a month against an average household income of $213,409 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,120
Renter share4.5%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$213,409
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ho-Ho-Kus and the region
Centroid at 40.9886, -74.0981 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northeast Ridgewood scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ho-Ho-Kus
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,326 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ho-Ho-Kus
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ho-Ho-Kus
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ho-Ho-Kus
3.7
How Northeast Ridgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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
- 11%Grade B
- 80%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)
- 21Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2014)
- 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northeast 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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.5%Food insecurity
- 2.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.5%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 16.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northeast Ridgewood
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.3/10. 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 Ho-Ho-Kus, 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 21 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2014.
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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34003047100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003047100?
Census tract 34003047100 in the Northeast Ridgewood neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 34003047100?
Median gross rent is $2,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003047100?
1.2% of residents in tract 34003047100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,240.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003047100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 77th, minority 57th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 34003047100 considered part of Northeast Ridgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003047100 fall within Northeast Ridgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003047100?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003047100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.04% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003047100 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003047100 compare to Ho-Ho-Kus overall?
Tract 34003047100 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Ho-Ho-Kus at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ho-Ho-Kus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003047100 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 Ho-Ho-Kus
Top eight tracts in Ho-Ho-Kus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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