Within neighborhood
0
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Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Koreatown Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Lee
Tract 34003028002 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 3,835 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
In the Koreatown area of Fort Lee, census tract 34003028002 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,767 monthly, set against $167,888 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,537
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$167,888
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region
Centroid at 40.8613, -73.9838 · click any tract to drill in
Why Koreatown scores 2.4
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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,767 rent vs county FMR
8.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lee
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lee
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lee
4.5
How Koreatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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
- 27%Grade B
- 54%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)
- 45Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2018)
- 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 3.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 10.7%Frequent mental distress
- 18.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Koreatown
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as the Bergen County average of 6.3 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 45 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% 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 34003028002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003028002?
Census tract 34003028002 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 34003028002?
Median gross rent is $2,767/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003028002?
4.4% of residents in tract 34003028002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,835.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003028002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 54th, minority 74th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 34003028002 considered part of Koreatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003028002 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003028002?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003028002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.04% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003028002 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003028002 compare to Fort Lee overall?
Tract 34003028002 scores 2.4/10, 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 34003028002 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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