Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Mall Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 34003032202 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 5,238 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 34003032202 runs through the The Mall area of Bergen. With 5,238 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,986 a month while the average household earns $131,442 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,986
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$131,442
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bergen County and the region
Centroid at 41.0955, -74.1420 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Mall scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,986 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How The Mall compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
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)
- 73Total filings over 5 yrs
- 3.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.3%Peak (2013)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 74% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 3.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Mall
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 set by New Jersey eviction laws law, 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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 73 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% of renter households in 2013.
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 34003032202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003032202?
Census tract 34003032202 in the The Mall neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 34003032202?
Median gross rent is $1,986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003032202?
1.9% of residents in tract 34003032202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,238.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003032202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 31th, minority 54th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 34003032202 considered part of The Mall?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003032202 fall within The Mall (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003032202?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 73 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003032202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.82% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003032202 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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