Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Paterson Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34031181702 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,557
Census tract 34031181702 covers part of Paterson, NJ, and scores 9.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,557 residents. Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 67%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share93.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate41.8%
Median income$36,843
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
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 40.9160, -74.1643 · 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
41.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,335 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,571Total filings over 5 yrs
- 35.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.7%Peak (2018)
- 376Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 40.9%Housing insecurity
- 25.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 53.9%Food insecurity
- 41.4%SNAP enrollment
- 24.3%Transit barriers
- 35.7%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 42.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paterson
Against Passaic County at 49.2%, 71% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 41.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the Passaic County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points. The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 93% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Set annual rent against average income of $36,843 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 25.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. Court records carry 1,571 eviction filings across 5 observed years.
Average gross rent is $1,335, 14% below the Paterson average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031181702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031181702?
Census tract 34031181702 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 34031181702?
Median gross rent is $1,335/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031181702?
41.8% of residents in tract 34031181702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,557.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031181702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 75th, minority 99th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031181702?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,571 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031181702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.24% of renter households, peaking at 38.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34031181702 struggle to pay rent?
About 40.9% 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. 25.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34031181702 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031181702 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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