Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Jersey City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34017006400 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,114 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.6/10 for census tract 34017006400 reflects conditions in the Downtown Jersey City area of Jersey City, New Jersey. On the national scale it ranks #9,697 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,466 a month while the average household earns $146,667 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 57% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units1,754

Renter share75.9%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$146,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7181, -74.0455 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Jersey City scores 5.5

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

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,466 rent vs county FMR

5.7

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 Downtown Jersey City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

14%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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
0%Grade C
100%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)

208Total filings over 4 yrs
4.89%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak (2014)
40Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2014 to 2018

Filings dropped 40% over the past 4 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Jersey City. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
15.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Jersey City

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 below the Hudson County average of 7.0 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 208 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 14th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34017006400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017006400?

Census tract 34017006400 in the Downtown Jersey City neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 34017006400?

Median gross rent is $2,466/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017006400?

6.6% of residents in tract 34017006400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,114.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017006400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 2th, minority 66th, housing 53th.

Is tract 34017006400 considered part of Downtown Jersey City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017006400 fall within Downtown Jersey City (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017006400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 208 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017006400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.89% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34017006400 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34017006400 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017006400 scores 5.5/10, 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 34017006400 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. 100% 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.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org