Neighborhood · Hoboken, NJ

Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated

9 census tracts · pop 33,113 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10 · range 6.8–7.5

Downtown takes in 9 census tracts of Hoboken, NJ, population 33,113. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.

Against a Hoboken baseline of 23.8%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10.

Disability prevalence reaches 16.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.6/10. The voucher gap is 15.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filings are well documented here: 2,382 across 8 observed tracts.

SNAP participation is 4.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 24.4% of renter households. At $2,651 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Hoboken commands.

With little internal variation, 7/10 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

Elevated

9 tracts · population-weighted

Downtown vs Hoboken How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

33.1% +39%

Hoboken: 23.8%

Average gross rent

$2,651 -10%

Hoboken: $2,938

Average HH income

$164,885 -7%

Hoboken: $176,943

Poverty rate

8.6% +20%

Hoboken: 7.1%

Renter share

69.1% +4%

Hoboken: 66.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downtown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 9 tracts span score 6.8–7.5

Why Downtown scores 7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.5–8.0 across tracts

7.6

Rent control risk

33% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–8.0 across tracts

7.6

Tenant organizing strength

69% renter households · Range 7.0–7.5 across tracts

7.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.5–8.0 across tracts

7.6

Economic stress

8.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.1 across tracts

2.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–10.0 across tracts

6.5

Risk score comparison

Downtown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Downtown?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.7 points from 6.8 to 7.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

7.5 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

9 tracts in Downtown

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
34017019000	7.5	4,832	31%	$1,995
34017019300	7.2	2,812	23%	$2,755
34017007703	7	4,121	37%	$3,501
34017019200	6.8	4,590	33%	$3,103
34017018900	6.8	4,185	33%	$2,489
34017019100	6.8	3,695	29%	$2,061
34017018800	6.8	3,370	38%	$2,428
34017019400	6.8	2,876	37%	$2,190
34017018301	6.8	2,632	38%	$3,501

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

Pop-weighted across 9 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 15%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 69%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Downtown

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,382Total filings (sum)
6.15%Avg annual filing rate
24.4%Peak year (2018)
6.79%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
16.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Downtown

What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?

Downtown scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 9 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.

How does Downtown compare to Hoboken overall?

Downtown scores 1.2 points lower than Hoboken overall (8.2/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $2,651 vs $2,938.

What is the average rent in Downtown?

Average gross rent in Downtown is $2,651/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?

69% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Hoboken). The neighborhood has 33,113 residents.

Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?

Downtown sits in the 29th 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.

Which tracts in Downtown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown is census tract 34017019000 (score 7.5/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 7.5, a spread of 0.7 points.

How safe is Downtown for landlords?

Downtown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hoboken as a whole (8.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?

Downtown has 33,155 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Downtown

6.7 Newport 3 tracts · pop 14,077 7 Uptown 7 tracts · pop 26,520 7.9 The Heights 13 tracts · pop 45,141 7 Hamilton Park 9 tracts · pop 23,835 8.5 Hilltop 5 tracts · pop 12,941 7.7 The Shades 16 tracts · pop 58,472

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Hoboken

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Downtown.

7 Uptown 7 tracts · pop 26,520

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