Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Morningside Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cliffside Park

Tract 34003013004 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,066 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Morningside Heights area of Cliffside Park is where census tract 34003013004 sits, home to 4,066 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,922 a month while the average household earns $124,706 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 33% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units2,066

Renter share69.1%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$124,706

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cliffside Park and the region

Centroid at 40.8151, -73.9848 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morningside Heights scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,922 rent vs county FMR

9.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cliffside Park

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cliffside Park

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cliffside Park

4.3

How Morningside Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

21%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
4%Grade B
4%Grade C
4%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

Within Morningside Heights. 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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
12.2%Frequent mental distress
15.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morningside Heights

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 33rd 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.

Part of this tract, about 4% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 34003013004

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003013004?

Census tract 34003013004 in the Morningside Heights neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34003013004?

Median gross rent is $2,922/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003013004?

8.7% of residents in tract 34003013004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,066.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003013004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 11th, minority 76th, housing 65th.

Is tract 34003013004 considered part of Morningside Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003013004 fall within Morningside Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003013004 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003013004 compare to Cliffside Park overall?

Tract 34003013004 scores 4/10, 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.

Was tract 34003013004 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 4% 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.