Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Northwest Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Midland Park
Tract 34003034002 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,453 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Northwest Ridgewood in Midland Park anchors census tract 34003034002, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,675 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,813 a month against an average household income of $145,417 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,827
Renter share22.9%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$145,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland Park and the region
Centroid at 40.9988, -74.1393 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwest Ridgewood scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Midland Park
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midland Park
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midland Park
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midland Park
2.7
How Northwest Ridgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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
- 63%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northwest Ridgewood. 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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 3.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 19.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwest Ridgewood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Midland Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34003034002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003034002?
Census tract 34003034002 in the Northwest Ridgewood neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 34003034002?
Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003034002?
1.7% of residents in tract 34003034002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,453.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003034002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 6th, minority 25th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 34003034002 considered part of Northwest Ridgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003034002 fall within Northwest Ridgewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 34003034002 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 34003034002 compare to Midland Park overall?
Tract 34003034002 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Midland Park at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midland Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 34003034002 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.
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Top eight tracts in Midland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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