Within neighborhood
86
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Radburn Eviction Risk: Lower , Fair Lawn
Tract 34003017200 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 6,616 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Radburn neighborhood of Fair Lawn is where census tract 34003017200 sits, home to 6,616 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.7/10. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,989 a month while the average household earns $120,593 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,507
Renter share48.3%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$120,593
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fair Lawn and the region
Centroid at 40.9420, -74.1345 · click any tract to drill in
Why Radburn scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fair Lawn
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,989 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fair Lawn
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fair Lawn
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fair Lawn
6.0
How Radburn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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
- 52%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)
- 342Total filings over 5 yrs
- 5.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2018)
- 84Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 40% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Radburn. 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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 21.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Radburn
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Fair Lawn 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 in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 38th 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 342 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.0% of renter households in 2018.
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 34003017200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003017200?
Census tract 34003017200 in the Radburn neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 34003017200?
Median gross rent is $1,989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003017200?
9.9% of residents in tract 34003017200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,616.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003017200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 60th, minority 54th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 34003017200 considered part of Radburn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003017200 fall within Radburn (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003017200?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 342 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003017200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.65% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003017200 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003017200 compare to Fair Lawn overall?
Tract 34003017200 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Fair Lawn at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fair Lawn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003017200 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 Fair Lawn
Top eight tracts in Fair Lawn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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