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McGinley Square Eviction Risk: High , Jersey City

Tract 34017004104 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,478 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 34017004104 covers part of the McGinley Square area of Jersey City, NJ, and scores 8.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,478. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score
8.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 44% Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units1,648
Renter share84.1%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$68,517

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 22 tracts In McGinley Square
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 77 tracts In Jersey City
High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#33 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#205 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7230, -74.0752 · click any tract to drill in

Why McGinley Square scores 8.9

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
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,588 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 McGinley Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
McGinley Square risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.9This tracttract 0041048.0Jersey Cityparent city7.7Countyavg tract in county6.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

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.

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 McGinley Square. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McGinley Square

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.

At $1,588 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Jersey City commands. Against the Hudson County average of 7.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Hudson Co. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10. Statewide the NJ average is 6.0, so this tract runs 2.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $68,517.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 34017004104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017004104?

Census tract 34017004104 in the McGinley Square neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High 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 34017004104?

Median gross rent is $1,588/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017004104?

18.8% of residents in tract 34017004104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,478.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017004104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 21th, minority 79th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 34017004104 considered part of McGinley Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017004104 fall within McGinley Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 34017004104 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34017004104 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017004104 scores 8.9/10, higher than the parent city of Jersey City at 8/10. 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.
Q8

Was tract 34017004104 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 Jersey City

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

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