Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally
Jersey City Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34017005801 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 5,891
Eviction risk in Jersey City eviction risk centers on tract 34017005801, which scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,891 residents. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,315 monthly, set against $51,361 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units2,205
Renter share67.6%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate33.2%
Median income$51,361
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jersey City and the region
Centroid at 40.7001, -74.0826 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jersey City scores 8.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
33.2% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,315 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 84%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 1,231Total filings over 4 yrs
- 22.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.1%Peak (2014)
- 287Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% 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.
- 27.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.2%Food insecurity
- 27.9%SNAP enrollment
- 17.3%Transit barriers
- 18.1%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jersey City
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 34017005801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017005801?
Census tract 34017005801 in Jersey City scores 8.8/10 (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 34017005801?
Median gross rent is $1,315/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34017005801?
33.2% of residents in tract 34017005801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34017005801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 83th, minority 94th, housing 68th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017005801?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,231 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017005801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.08% of renter households, peaking at 26.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34017005801 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.5% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34017005801 compare to Jersey City overall?
Tract 34017005801 scores 8.8/10, higher than 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 34017005801 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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9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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9
/ 10 · Very High
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McGinley Square
8.8
/ 10 · High
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McGinley Square
8.7
/ 10 · High
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McGinley Square
8.5
/ 10 · High
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8.5
/ 10 · High
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8.5
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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