Within neighborhood
60
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Garfield Park Eviction Risk: High , Passaic
Tract 34031175302 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 4,293 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
34031175302 is a census tract in the Garfield Park area of Passaic, NJ. It scores 9.3/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,135
Renter share86.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$56,680
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Passaic and the region
Centroid at 40.8721, -74.1210 · click any tract to drill in
Why Garfield Park scores 9.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Passaic
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,444 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Passaic
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Passaic
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Passaic
8.1
How Garfield Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
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)
- 685Total filings over 5 yrs
- 12.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.3%Peak (2016)
- 103Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Garfield Park. 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.
- 35.8%Housing insecurity
- 18.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 46.2%Food insecurity
- 28.7%SNAP enrollment
- 19.4%Transit barriers
- 40.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Garfield Park
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.9/10. It sits 2.6 points above the Passaic County average of 6.7. Housing insecurity runs 35.8% against 14.2% nationally.
87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.1/10.
Against Passaic County at 49.2%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 685 evictions over 5 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 14.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 12.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031175302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031175302?
Census tract 34031175302 in the Garfield Park neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 34031175302?
Median gross rent is $1,444/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031175302?
22.5% of residents in tract 34031175302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,293.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031175302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 78th, minority 97th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 34031175302 considered part of Garfield Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031175302 fall within Garfield Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031175302?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 685 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031175302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.72% of renter households, peaking at 14.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34031175302 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.8% 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. 18.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34031175302 compare to Passaic overall?
Tract 34031175302 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Passaic at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Passaic eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Passaic
Top eight tracts in Passaic ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Very High
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/ 10 · Very High
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9.3
/ 10 · Very High
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