Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally
West New York Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34017015802 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 5,466
West New York in Hudson County anchors census tract 34017015802, which lands at 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,341 a month against an average household income of $55,373 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units2,535
Renter share85.0%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$55,373
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West New York and the region
Centroid at 40.7822, -74.0143 · click any tract to drill in
Why West New York scores 8.4
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
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,341 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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
- 100%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)
- 483Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2014)
- 85Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% 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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.6%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 24.9%No health insurance
- 13.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West New York
What moves this score most 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 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 18.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% 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 34017015802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017015802?
Census tract 34017015802 in West New York scores 8.4/10 (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 34017015802?
Median gross rent is $1,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34017015802?
22.3% of residents in tract 34017015802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,466.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34017015802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 94th, minority 93th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017015802?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 483 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017015802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.20% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34017015802 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34017015802 compare to West New York overall?
Tract 34017015802 scores 8.4/10, right in line with 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 34017015802 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 West New York
Top eight tracts in West New York ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
34017032400
9.4
/ 10 · Very High
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34017015500
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017015300
8.7
/ 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
Tract · NJ
34017015202
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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