Within neighborhood
12
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Eviction Risk: Lower , Paterson
Tract 34031143402 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 2,930 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in Riverside in Paterson centers on tract 34031143402, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,930 residents. On the national scale it ranks #14,745 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,060 monthly, set against $99,236 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,187
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$99,236
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paterson and the region
Centroid at 40.9503, -74.1663 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paterson
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,060 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paterson
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paterson
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paterson
3.5
How Riverside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riverside. 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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Paterson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Passaic County average of 6.9 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 34031143402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031143402?
Census tract 34031143402 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 34031143402?
Median gross rent is $2,060/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031143402?
8.8% of residents in tract 34031143402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,930.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031143402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 49th, minority 55th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 34031143402 considered part of Riverside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031143402 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34031143402 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34031143402 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031143402 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Paterson at 8.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paterson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Paterson
Top eight tracts in Paterson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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