Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Colgate Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jersey City

Tract 34017007400 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 5,676 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 34017007400 (Colgate Center in Jersey City, New Jersey) comes in at 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $225,490 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 55% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,981
Renter share75.2%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$225,490

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Colgate Center
Very Low
Within parent city
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#74 of 77 tracts In Jersey City
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#159 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
Very Low
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#671 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jersey City and the region

Centroid at 40.7130, -74.0338 · click any tract to drill in

Why Colgate Center scores 5.2

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
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Colgate Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Colgate Center risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 007400Jersey City: 8.38.3Jersey Cityparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

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)

  • 149Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 1.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak (2014)
  • 27Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340170074002014: 42 filings (2.42/100 renter HHs)2016: 39 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2017: 41 filings (2.04/100 renter HHs)2018: 27 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Colgate Center. 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 Colgate Center

The heaviest input here is 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 Jersey City 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 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.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 9th 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 149 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2014.

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 34017007400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017007400?

Census tract 34017007400 in the Colgate Center neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34017007400?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017007400?

2.0% of residents in tract 34017007400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,676.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017007400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 1th, minority 74th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 34017007400 considered part of Colgate Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017007400 fall within Colgate Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017007400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 149 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017007400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.94% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34017007400 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34017007400 compare to Jersey City overall?

Tract 34017007400 scores 5.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jersey City

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

Related