Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
West Englewood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bergenfield
Tract 34003003300 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 7,178 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
The West Englewood Park area of Bergenfield is where census tract 34003003300 sits, home to 7,178 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,953 a month against an average household income of $136,654 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,288
Renter share12.9%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$136,654
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bergenfield and the region
Centroid at 40.9293, -74.0050 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Englewood Park scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bergenfield
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bergenfield
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bergenfield
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bergenfield
5.8
How West Englewood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 99%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 69Total filings over 5 yrs
- 5.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2013)
- 16Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Englewood Park. 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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.6%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 19.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Englewood Park
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bergenfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bergen County average of 6.3 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 22nd 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 34003003300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003003300?
Census tract 34003003300 in the West Englewood Park neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 34003003300?
Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003003300?
3.4% of residents in tract 34003003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,178.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003003300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 19th, minority 78th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 34003003300 considered part of West Englewood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003003300 fall within West Englewood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003003300?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003003300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.06% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003003300 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003003300 compare to Bergenfield overall?
Tract 34003003300 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Bergenfield at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bergenfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003003300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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 Bergenfield
Top eight tracts in Bergenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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