2 census tracts · pop 8,913 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.7–6.8
Richmond Terrace Houses spans 2 census tracts of Bayonne, NJ and houses 8,913 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Average gross rent is $2,006, 19% above the Bayonne average of $1,682. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records carry 600 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 9.7% of renter households.
Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, West New Brighton and Port Richmond score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $106,659. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Richmond Terrace Houses vs BayonneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Richmond Terrace Houses
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
600Total filings (sum)
7.95%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2018)
8.25%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Richmond Terrace Houses
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
22.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Richmond Terrace Houses
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Richmond Terrace Houses?
Richmond Terrace Houses scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 Richmond Terrace Houses compare to Bayonne overall?
Richmond Terrace Houses scores 0.4 points lower than Bayonne overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,006 vs $1,682.
Q3
What is the average rent in Richmond Terrace Houses?
Average gross rent in Richmond Terrace Houses is $2,006/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Richmond Terrace Houses residents are renters?
59% of Richmond Terrace Houses households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Bayonne). The neighborhood has 8,913 residents.
Q5
Is Richmond Terrace Houses a high social-vulnerability area?
Richmond Terrace Houses sits in the 43rd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Richmond Terrace Houses have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Richmond Terrace Houses is census tract 34017010400 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 6.8, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Richmond Terrace Houses for landlords?
Richmond Terrace Houses carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Bayonne as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Richmond Terrace Houses?
Richmond Terrace Houses has 8,814 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.8%), Hispanic / Latino (22.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
