Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
Cliffside Park Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 34003006301 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,866
In Cliffside Park in Bergen County, census tract 34003006301 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,623 a month while the average household earns $54,856 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,771
Renter share66.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate23.1%
Median income$54,856
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cliffside Park and the region
Centroid at 40.8131, -73.9939 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cliffside Park scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cliffside Park
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
23.1% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,623 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cliffside Park
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cliffside Park
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cliffside Park
5.9
How Cliffside Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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
- 58%Grade C
- 23%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.
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.
- 24.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.9%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 13.9%Transit barriers
- 25.4%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cliffside Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Cliffside Park eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bergen County average of 6.3 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 23% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 79th 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 34003006301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003006301?
Census tract 34003006301 in Cliffside Park scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 34003006301?
Median gross rent is $1,623/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003006301?
23.1% of residents in tract 34003006301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,866.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003006301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 87th, minority 78th, housing 48th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 34003006301 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.5% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 34003006301 compare to Cliffside Park overall?
Tract 34003006301 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of Cliffside Park at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cliffside Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 34003006301 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. 23% 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 Cliffside Park
Top eight tracts in Cliffside Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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