Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Southeast Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Paramus
Tract 34003047500 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 7,001 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 34003047500, in Southeast Ridgewood in Paramus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 7,001. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,696 a month against an average household income of $242,225 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,097
Renter share12.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$242,225
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paramus and the region
Centroid at 40.9712, -74.1033 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southeast Ridgewood scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paramus
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,696 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paramus
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paramus
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paramus
3.7
How Southeast Ridgewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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
- 25%Grade B
- 29%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)
- 40Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%Peak (2018)
- 17Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 467% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southeast 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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.9%Food insecurity
- 2.8%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 16.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southeast Ridgewood
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Paramus 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 34003047500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003047500?
Census tract 34003047500 in the Southeast Ridgewood neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 34003047500?
Median gross rent is $2,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34003047500?
3.3% of residents in tract 34003047500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34003047500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 25th, minority 45th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 34003047500 considered part of Southeast Ridgewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003047500 fall within Southeast Ridgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34003047500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34003047500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.80% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34003047500 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34003047500 compare to Paramus overall?
Tract 34003047500 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Paramus at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paramus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34003047500 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 Paramus
Top eight tracts in Paramus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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