Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Koreatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Lee
Tract 34003019303 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 5,259 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 34003019303 runs through the Koreatown area of Fort Lee. With 5,259 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,083 a month against an average household income of $96,607 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,353
Renter share59.1%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$96,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region
Centroid at 40.8507, -73.9849 · click any tract to drill in
Why Koreatown scores 4.6
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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,083 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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
- 2%Grade B
- 19%Grade C
- 15%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)
- 630Total filings over 5 yrs
- 9.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.3%Peak (2014)
- 81Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% 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
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 19.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Koreatown
The heaviest input here 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 630 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 9.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.3% of renter households in 2014.
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 34003019303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003019303?
Census tract 34003019303 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 34003019303?
Median gross rent is $2,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003019303?
7.3% of residents in tract 34003019303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,259.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003019303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 42th, minority 78th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 34003019303 considered part of Koreatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003019303 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003019303?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 630 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003019303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.05% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003019303 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003019303 compare to Fort Lee overall?
Tract 34003019303 scores 4.6/10, 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 34003019303 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. 15% 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
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Koreatown
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Koreatown
4.9
/ 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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