6 census tracts · pop 25,757 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Garfield Park takes in 6 census tracts of Passaic, NJ and houses 25,757 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. Against a Passaic baseline of 34.9%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.9/10. 39.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
This is a renter market: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 19.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 5,367 across 6 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 22.9% of renter households. At $1,340 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Passaic commands.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.3
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
Garfield Park vs PassaicHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garfield Park
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,367Total filings (sum)
15.35%Avg annual filing rate
22.9%Peak year (2018)
13.48%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Garfield Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.5%Housing insecurity
20.1%Utility shutoff threat
48.2%Food insecurity
32.2%SNAP enrollment
39.9%No health insurance
39.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garfield Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garfield Park?
Garfield Park scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 6 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 Garfield Park compare to Passaic overall?
Garfield Park scores 1.4 points higher than Passaic overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,340 vs $1,465.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garfield Park?
Average gross rent in Garfield eviction risk Park is $1,340/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garfield Park residents are renters?
93% of Garfield Park households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Passaic). The neighborhood has 25,757 residents.
Q5
Is Garfield Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Garfield Park sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Garfield Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garfield Park is census tract 34031175200 (score 9.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.3 to 9.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Garfield Park for landlords?
Garfield eviction risk Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Passaic as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Garfield Park?
Garfield Park has 24,724 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (89.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
