3 census tracts · pop 8,413 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.3–6.7
Lincoln Square is a 3-tract neighborhood of West New York, NJ, population 8,413. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. Average gross rent is $2,936, 71% above the West New York average of $1,716.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the West New York rate of 32.2%. The voucher gap is 27.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10. 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.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.8/10. SNAP participation is 3.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 174 across 3 observed tracts.
3.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 3.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2018, is well off that peak. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lincoln Square vs West New YorkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lincoln Square
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
174Total filings (sum)
1.77%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak year (2017)
1.71%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lincoln Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
6.1%No health insurance
16.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lincoln Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lincoln Square?
Lincoln Square scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Lincoln Square compare to West New York overall?
Lincoln Square scores 1.5 points lower than West New York overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,936 vs $1,716.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lincoln Square?
Average gross rent in Lincoln Square is $2,936/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lincoln Square residents are renters?
52% of Lincoln Square households are renter-occupied (vs 77% in West New York). The neighborhood has 8,413 residents.
Q5
Is Lincoln Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Lincoln Square sits in the 25th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Lincoln Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lincoln Square is census tract 34017015801 (score 6.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 6.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lincoln Square for landlords?
Lincoln Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West New York as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lincoln Square?
Lincoln Square has 8,627 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Hispanic / Latino (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
