Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Paterson
Tract 34031143401 ·
Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,451 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 34031143401 covers part of the Riverside area of Hawthorne, NJ, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,451 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.1/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%Stable renters 27%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,421
Renter share46.0%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$89,158
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
6th percentile
#17 of 18 tracts In Riverside
Very Low
Within parent city
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Paterson
High
Within county
31th percentile
#83 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Low
Within state
38th percentile
#1,350 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paterson and the region
Centroid at 40.9440, -74.1567 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,861 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.0%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10. It sits 1.6 points below the Passaic County average of 6.7. Against Passaic County at 49.2%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened.
SNAP participation runs 5.3% against 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 6.9/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.2/10.
Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $1,861, close to the Hawthorne average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $89,158.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031143401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031143401?
Census tract 34031143401 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 34031143401?
Median gross rent is $1,861/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031143401?
5.1% of residents in tract 34031143401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,451.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031143401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 61th, minority 70th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 34031143401 considered part of Riverside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031143401 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34031143401 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34031143401 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031143401 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Paterson at 7.9/10. 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.