Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

The Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Jersey City

Tract 34017000101 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 2,734 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City for landlords? Census tract 34017000101 scores 7.5/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #1,240 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,129 a month while the average household earns $119,375 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 18% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units912

Renter share39.1%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate14.9%

Median income$119,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7568, -74.0530 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Heights scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Jersey City

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.9% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$2,129 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Jersey City

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Jersey City

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Jersey City

8.0

How The Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

36%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
43%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
25%Grade C
72%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 The Heights. 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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
23.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Heights

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Jersey City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hudson County average of 7.0 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 26th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 34017000101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017000101?

Census tract 34017000101 in the The Heights neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 34017000101?

Median gross rent is $2,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017000101?

14.9% of residents in tract 34017000101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,734.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017000101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 3th, minority 87th, housing 43th.

Is tract 34017000101 considered part of The Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017000101 fall within The Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34017000101 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34017000101 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017000101 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Jersey City at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jersey City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 34017000101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 72% 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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