2 census tracts · pop 9,913 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 7.6–8.8
East Ferry spans 2 census tracts of Harrison, NJ and houses 9,913 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.3/10, placing it in the High tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.9/10.
Cost burden runs 42% against 28.7% citywide, putting East Ferry 13.5% over its own city. This is a renter market: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 16% 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.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 7.6 to 8.8. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 222 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,931, 13% below the Harrison average of $2,226. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 2.8% of renter households.
Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $82,543.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.3
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Ferry vs HarrisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Ferry
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
222Total filings (sum)
2.47%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2018)
2.52%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Ferry
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.6%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
20.0%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
16.4%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Ferry
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Ferry?
East Ferry scores 8.3/10 (High 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 East Ferry compare to Harrison overall?
East Ferry scores 0.4 points higher than Harrison overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,931 vs $2,226.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Ferry?
Average gross rent in East Ferry is $1,931/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Ferry residents are renters?
83% of East Ferry households are renter-occupied (vs 79% in Harrison). The neighborhood has 9,913 residents.
Q5
Is East Ferry a high social-vulnerability area?
East Ferry sits in the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 East Ferry have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Ferry is census tract 34017013500 (score 8.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.8, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is East Ferry for landlords?
East Ferry carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 Harrison as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Ferry?
East Ferry has 9,861 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
