2 census tracts · pop 4,287 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.5–5
Southwest Ridgewood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Hawthorne, NJ, population 4,287. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Against a Hawthorne baseline of 29.0%, about a quarter of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,790, close to the Hawthorne average.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southwest Ridgewood vs HawthorneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southwest Ridgewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
23.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southwest Ridgewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwest Ridgewood?
Southwest Ridgewood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Southwest Ridgewood compare to Hawthorne overall?
Southwest Ridgewood scores 1.2 points lower than Hawthorne overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,790 vs $1,830.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwest Ridgewood?
Average gross rent in Southwest Ridgewood eviction risk is $1,790/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwest Ridgewood residents are renters?
35% of Southwest Ridgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Hawthorne). The neighborhood has 4,287 residents.
Q5
Is Southwest Ridgewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwest Ridgewood sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Southwest Ridgewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southwest Ridgewood is census tract 34031143301 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Southwest Ridgewood for landlords?
Southwest Ridgewood eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hawthorne as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwest Ridgewood?
Southwest Ridgewood has 4,413 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
