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Census Tract · Ranked #434 of 84,120 nationally

Paterson Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34031180204 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 4,124

Census tract 34031180204 runs through Paterson in Passaic County. With 4,124 residents, it scores 8.1/10 for landlords. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,525 a month while the average household earns $46,509 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 26% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units926
Renter share69.1%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate40.4%
Median income$46,509

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 40 tracts In Paterson
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#52 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#434 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.9162, -74.1843 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paterson scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
40.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,525 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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.
Paterson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.09.0This tracttract 180204Paterson: 8.98.9Patersonparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paterson

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Passaic County average of 6.9 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: Paterson eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 34031180204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031180204?

Census tract 34031180204 in Paterson scores 9/10 (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 34031180204?

Median gross rent is $1,525/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031180204?

40.4% of residents in tract 34031180204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,124.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031180204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 68th, minority 95th, housing 82th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 34031180204 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 34031180204 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031180204 scores 9/10, right in line with 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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