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Census Tract · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

West New York Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 34017016000 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,801

Eviction risk in West New York eviction risk in Hudson County centers on tract 34017016000, which scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,801 residents. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,326 a month while the average household earns $49,083 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 30% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share74.7%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$49,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 11 tracts In West New York
Moderate
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#41 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#230 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
High
National
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2,438 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West New York and the region

Centroid at 40.7860, -74.0213 · click any tract to drill in

Why West New York scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,326 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.
West New York risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.87.8This tracttract 016000West New York: 8.28.2West New Yorkparent 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)

  • 299Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 8.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.7%Peak (2018)
  • 83Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340170160002014: 76 filings (7.95/100 renter HHs)2016: 79 filings (9.21/100 renter HHs)2017: 61 filings (7.11/100 renter HHs)2018: 83 filings (9.67/100 renter HHs)
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.

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.

Part of this tract, about 37% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino 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.

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 34017016000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017016000?

Census tract 34017016000 in West New York scores 7.8/10 (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 34017016000?

Median gross rent is $1,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017016000?

13.8% of residents in tract 34017016000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,801.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017016000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 74th, minority 89th, housing 70th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017016000?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 299 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017016000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.49% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34017016000 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34017016000 compare to West New York overall?

Tract 34017016000 scores 7.8/10, 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 34017016000 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. 37% 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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