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Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Jersey City Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34017005500 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,201

With a score of $1/10, tract 34017005500 in Jersey City ranks in the High tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,201 residents. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,559 monthly, set against $60,523 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 22% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,110
Renter share61.9%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$60,523

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 77 tracts In Jersey City
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#131 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#1,107 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7044, -74.0834 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jersey City scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Jersey City
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$1,559 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jersey City
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jersey City
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jersey City
8.0

How Jersey City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Jersey City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.58.5This tracttract 005500Jersey City: 8.38.3Jersey Cityparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 543Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 21.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 35.0%Peak (2014)
  • 108Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340170055002014: 206 filings (34.97/100 renter HHs)2016: 118 filings (17.43/100 renter HHs)2017: 111 filings (16.40/100 renter HHs)2018: 108 filings (15.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jersey City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Jersey City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hudson County average of 7.0 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 543 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 21.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.0% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: Jersey City eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 34017005500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017005500?

Census tract 34017005500 in Jersey City scores 8.5/10 (High 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 34017005500?

Median gross rent is $1,559/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017005500?

34.4% of residents in tract 34017005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,201.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017005500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 79th, minority 88th, housing 88th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017005500?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 543 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017005500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.19% of renter households, peaking at 35.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34017005500 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.1% 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. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34017005500 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017005500 scores 8.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Jersey City at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jersey City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 34017005500 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 Jersey City

Top eight tracts in Jersey City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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