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Census Tract · Ranked #434 of 84,120 nationally

Paterson Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34031182900 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 2,231

Census tract 34031182900 covers Paterson, home to 2,231 residents. For landlords it grades 7.9/10, an elevated reading. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

77% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,630 a month against an average household income of $39,038 a year, roughly 50% of income at the averages. About 92% 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 71% Stable renters 21% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units604
Renter share92.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$39,038

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 40 tracts In Paterson
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#14 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 40.9039, -74.1684 · 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
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,630 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 182900Paterson: 8.98.9Patersonparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

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)

  • 444Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 18.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.2%Peak (2013)
  • 66Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340311829002013: 105 filings (21.21/100 renter HHs)2014: 102 filings (20.61/100 renter HHs)2015: 90 filings (18.18/100 renter HHs)2016: 81 filings (17.27/100 renter HHs)2018: 66 filings (14.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 37% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paterson

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.1/10. 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 444 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 18.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.2% of renter households in 2013.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34031182900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031182900?

Census tract 34031182900 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 34031182900?

Median gross rent is $1,630/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031182900?

32.5% of residents in tract 34031182900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,231.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031182900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 89th, minority 94th, housing 90th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031182900?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 444 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031182900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.27% of renter households, peaking at 21.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34031182900 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.6% 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. 22.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34031182900 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031182900 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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