Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Paterson Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34031180203 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,892
Tract 34031180203 sits in Paterson eviction risk, NJ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.3/10. It is home to 3,892 residents. The severe-burden share is 35%, 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 45%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units967
Renter share75.0%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$64,261
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paterson and the region
Centroid at 40.9200, -74.1873 · click any tract to drill in
Why Paterson scores 9.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paterson
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,478 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paterson
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paterson
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paterson
7.5
How Paterson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 29.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.6%Food insecurity
- 26.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.4%Transit barriers
- 29.0%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paterson
Food insecurity runs 43.6% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Passaic County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 29.0% against 11.3% nationally. 60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Passaic County average of 49.2%.
This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.1/10.
Nationally it ranks #3,082 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.9/10.
Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 3.3 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,478, close to the Paterson average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031180203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031180203?
Census tract 34031180203 in Paterson 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 34031180203?
Median gross rent is $1,478/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031180203?
25.4% of residents in tract 34031180203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,892.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031180203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 43th, minority 89th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 34031180203 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.4% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 34031180203 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031180203 scores 9.3/10, higher 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.
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