1 census tracts · pop 4,041 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.5
West New Brighton is a one-tract neighborhood of Bayonne, NJ, population 4,041. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Cost burden runs 40% against 28.9% citywide, putting West New Brighton 10.8% over its own city. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 386 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $1,462, 13% below the Bayonne average of $1,682. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 19.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 13.9% in 2018 against a 19.7% peak. For a like-for-like read, Richmond Terrace Houses and Port Richmond score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Against average income of $88,262, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
West New Brighton vs BayonneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West New Brighton
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
386Total filings (sum)
15.78%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2014)
13.91%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West New Brighton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
13.7%No health insurance
26.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West New Brighton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West New Brighton?
West New Brighton scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 West New Brighton compare to Bayonne overall?
West New Brighton scores 0.7 points lower than Bayonne overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,462 vs $1,682.
Q3
What is the average rent in West New Brighton?
Average gross rent in West New Brighton is $1,462/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West New Brighton residents are renters?
51% of West New Brighton households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Bayonne). The neighborhood has 4,041 residents.
Q5
Is West New Brighton a high social-vulnerability area?
West New Brighton sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West New Brighton for landlords?
West New Brighton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 Bayonne as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West New Brighton?
West New Brighton has 3,830 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Hispanic / Latino (33.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
