Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Koreatown Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Lee

Tract 34003045102 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,218 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 34003045102 runs through Koreatown in Fort Lee. With 4,218 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,935 a month against an average household income of $123,788 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 34% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,359

Renter share48.1%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$123,788

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lee and the region

Centroid at 40.8336, -73.9975 · click any tract to drill in

Why Koreatown scores 3.5

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

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,935 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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: 56

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

31%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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
99%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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
19.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Koreatown

The heaviest input here is 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 below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 34003045102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003045102?

Census tract 34003045102 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34003045102?

Median gross rent is $1,935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003045102?

6.8% of residents in tract 34003045102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,218.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003045102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 65th, minority 79th, housing 67th.

Is tract 34003045102 considered part of Koreatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003045102 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003045102 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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.

How does tract 34003045102 compare to Fort Lee overall?

Tract 34003045102 scores 3.5/10, 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 34003045102 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.