Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
West New York Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34017015202 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 5,734
The Elevated-tier score of 7.2/10 for census tract 34017015202 reflects conditions in West New York, New Jersey. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,716 a month while the average household earns $88,551 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,520
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$88,551
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West New York and the region
Centroid at 40.7882, -74.0080 · click any tract to drill in
Why West New York scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West New York
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,716 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West New York
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West New York
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West New York
7.7
How West New York compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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
- 94%Grade C
- 6%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)
- 635Total filings over 4 yrs
- 9.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2016)
- 142Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.6%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 20.3%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West New York
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 West New York eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 635 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 9.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2016.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34017015202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017015202?
Census tract 34017015202 in West New York scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 34017015202?
Median gross rent is $1,716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34017015202?
15.4% of residents in tract 34017015202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,734.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34017015202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 49th, minority 85th, housing 70th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017015202?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 635 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017015202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.04% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34017015202 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.0% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34017015202 compare to West New York overall?
Tract 34017015202 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of West New York at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West New York eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34017015202 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. 6% 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 West New York
Top eight tracts in West New York ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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9.4
/ 10 · Very High
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34017015500
8.9
/ 10 · High
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34017015300
8.7
/ 10 · High
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34017015802
8.4
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017015600
8.1
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017015700
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017015900
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017016000
7.8
/ 10 · High
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