Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Koreatown Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Lee

Tract 34003045101 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,233 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In the Koreatown neighborhood of Fort Lee, census tract 34003045101 scores 6.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,073 a month while the average household earns $108,934 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 29% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,607

Renter share56.5%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$108,934

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region

Centroid at 40.8279, -74.0014 · click any tract to drill in

Why Koreatown scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fort Lee

7.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,073 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fort Lee

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fort Lee

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fort Lee

4.4

How Koreatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

61%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
6%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
88%Grade C
1%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 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.

11.0%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
11.3%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
21.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Koreatown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 29th 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.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 34003045101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003045101?

Census tract 34003045101 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34003045101?

Median gross rent is $2,073/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003045101?

4.8% of residents in tract 34003045101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,233.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003045101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 17th, minority 73th, housing 6th.

Is tract 34003045101 considered part of Koreatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003045101 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003045101 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003045101 compare to Fort Lee overall?

Tract 34003045101 scores 3.6/10, 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.

Was tract 34003045101 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. 1% 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.