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Pompton Junction Eviction Risk: Lower , Pompton Lakes

Tract 34031196401 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 4,267 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34031196401 (the Pompton Junction area of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey) comes in at 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

77% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,134 a month against an average household income of $145,625 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 1% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,293
Renter share6.0%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$145,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Pompton Junction
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Pompton Lakes
Moderate
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#75 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Low
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#1,031 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pompton Lakes and the region

Centroid at 40.9887, -74.2885 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pompton Junction scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pompton Lakes
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$3,134 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pompton Lakes
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pompton Lakes
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pompton Lakes
3.8

How Pompton Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pompton Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 196401Pompton Lakes: 7.57.5Pompton Lakesparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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)

  • 30Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 6.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.6%Peak (2018)
  • 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340311964012013: 6 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2018: 9 filings (10.59/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 5 months.
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 Pompton Junction

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 Pompton Lakes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Passaic County average of 6.9 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 34031196401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031196401?

Census tract 34031196401 in the Pompton Junction neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 34031196401?

Median gross rent is $3,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031196401?

13.8% of residents in tract 34031196401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,267.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031196401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 47th, minority 40th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 34031196401 considered part of Pompton Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031196401 fall within Pompton Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031196401?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031196401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.84% of renter households, peaking at 10.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34031196401 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34031196401 compare to Pompton Lakes overall?

Tract 34031196401 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Pompton Lakes at 7.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pompton Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pompton Lakes

Top eight tracts in Pompton Lakes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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