Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Knickerbocker Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bergenfield

Tract 34003055201 · Bergen County, NJ · pop 4,067 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 34003055201 covers the Knickerbocker Park neighborhood of Bergenfield, home to 4,067 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $218,819 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,375

Renter share14.9%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate2.5%

Median income$218,819

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bergenfield and the region

Centroid at 40.9186, -73.9745 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knickerbocker Park scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bergenfield

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

2.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bergenfield

3.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bergenfield

6.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bergenfield

3.2

How Knickerbocker Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

2%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
22%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
69%Grade B
15%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 Knickerbocker Park. 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.

5.3%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
2.3%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
11.0%Frequent mental distress
15.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knickerbocker Park

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 Bergenfield eviction risk, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 21st 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34003055201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34003055201?

Census tract 34003055201 in the Knickerbocker Park neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 34003055201?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34003055201?

2.5% of residents in tract 34003055201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,067.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34003055201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 82th, minority 62th, housing 22th.

Is tract 34003055201 considered part of Knickerbocker Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34003055201 fall within Knickerbocker Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34003055201 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34003055201 compare to Bergenfield overall?

Tract 34003055201 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Bergenfield at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bergenfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34003055201 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Bergenfield

Top eight tracts in Bergenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.