Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Paterson Eviction Risk: High
Tract 34031183001 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,464
34031183001 is a census tract in Paterson, NJ. It scores 9.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,464. Against the Passaic County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,143
Renter share75.5%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$63,638
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
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 40.8947, -74.1562 · 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
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,663 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.9%Food insecurity
- 21.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 25.2%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paterson
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.1/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
This is renter territory: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Housing insecurity runs 25.6% against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.
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.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031183001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031183001?
Census tract 34031183001 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 34031183001?
Median gross rent is $1,663/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031183001?
20.8% of residents in tract 34031183001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,464.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031183001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 47th, minority 70th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 34031183001 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 34031183001 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031183001 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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Highest-risk tracts in Paterson
Top eight tracts in Paterson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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