Within neighborhood
85
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Koreatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Lee
Tract 34003019204 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 3,608 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.7/10 for census tract 34003019204 reflects conditions in the Koreatown area of Fort Lee, New Jersey. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,861 monthly, set against $74,597 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,743
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$74,597
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region
Centroid at 40.8536, -73.9784 · click any tract to drill in
Why Koreatown scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fort Lee
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,861 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lee
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lee
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lee
5.6
How Koreatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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
- 1%Grade B
- 81%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)
- 70Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak (2014)
- 14Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Koreatown. 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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Koreatown
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength 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 Fort Lee 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.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 70 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 81st 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 34003019204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003019204?
Census tract 34003019204 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34003019204?
Median gross rent is $1,861/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003019204?
11.2% of residents in tract 34003019204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,608.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003019204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 89th, minority 77th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 34003019204 considered part of Koreatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003019204 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003019204?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 70 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003019204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.73% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003019204 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003019204 compare to Fort Lee overall?
Tract 34003019204 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Fort Lee at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003019204 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 Fort Lee
Top eight tracts in Fort Lee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Koreatown
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Koreatown
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NJ
Koreatown
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Hudson Heights
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NJ
Koreatown
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NJ
Koreatown
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NJ
Koreatown
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NJ
Koreatown
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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