Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Westfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34039036400 · Union County, NJ · pop 7,237
The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 34039036400 reflects conditions in Westfield in Union County, New Jersey. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,843 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,348
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate1.0%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 40.6683, -74.3354 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westfield scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westfield
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,843 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westfield
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westfield
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westfield
3.4
How Westfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 30%Grade A
- 22%Grade B
- 1%Grade C
- 1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 10Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2016)
- 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 4 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.
- 5.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.0%Food insecurity
- 2.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.4%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 16.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westfield
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 Westfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Union County average of 6.6 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2016.
Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was A ("Best"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34039036400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34039036400?
Census tract 34039036400 in Westfield scores 1.1/10 (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 34039036400?
Median gross rent is $2,843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34039036400?
1.0% of residents in tract 34039036400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,237.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34039036400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 16th, minority 30th, housing 30th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34039036400?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34039036400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.96% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 34039036400 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.3% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34039036400 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 34039036400 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Westfield at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34039036400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westfield
Top eight tracts in Westfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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