Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Port Richmond Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bayonne
Tract 34017011500 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 2,626 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In the Port Richmond area of Bayonne, census tract 34017011500 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,500 a month against an average household income of $80,330 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,272
Renter share47.6%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$80,330
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bayonne and the region
Centroid at 40.6481, -74.1426 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Richmond scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bayonne
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,500 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bayonne
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bayonne
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bayonne
6.3
How Port Richmond compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 43%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.
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)
- 127Total filings over 4 yrs
- 6.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2016)
- 18Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Port Richmond. 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.
- 13.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 13.6%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Richmond
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Bayonne 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 above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 127 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2016.
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 34017011500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017011500?
Census tract 34017011500 in the Port Richmond neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 34017011500?
Median gross rent is $1,500/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34017011500?
12.8% of residents in tract 34017011500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,626.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34017011500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 83th, minority 57th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 34017011500 considered part of Port Richmond?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017011500 fall within Port Richmond (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017011500?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 127 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017011500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.99% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34017011500 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.9% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34017011500 compare to Bayonne overall?
Tract 34017011500 scores 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Bayonne at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bayonne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 34017011500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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 Bayonne
Top eight tracts in Bayonne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
34017010900
8.1
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Port Richmond
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017010601
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017011300
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
34017010701
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NJ
34017010702
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NJ
34017011100
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NJ
34017011000
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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