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Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

West New York Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34017015600 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 4,334

The Elevated-tier score of 7.5/10 for census tract 34017015600 reflects conditions in West New York, New Jersey. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,613 a month while the average household earns $61,772 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 34% Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,637
Renter share81.4%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$61,772

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 11 tracts In West New York
Elevated
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#190 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,816 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West New York and the region

Centroid at 40.7879, -74.0122 · click any tract to drill in

Why West New York scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West New York
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,613 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West New York
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West New York
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West New York
7.7

How West New York compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West New York risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.18.1This tracttract 015600West New York: 8.28.2West New Yorkparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

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.

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)

  • 401Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 7.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.8%Peak (2014)
  • 92Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340170156002014: 142 filings (10.81/100 renter HHs)2016: 95 filings (6.69/100 renter HHs)2017: 72 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2018: 92 filings (6.48/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 35% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 West New York

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 West New York 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 401 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.8% of renter households in 2014.

Part of this tract, about 17% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 34017015600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017015600?

Census tract 34017015600 in West New York scores 8.1/10 (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 34017015600?

Median gross rent is $1,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017015600?

20.8% of residents in tract 34017015600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,334.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017015600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 87th, minority 90th, housing 95th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017015600?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 401 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017015600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.26% of renter households, peaking at 10.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34017015600 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.7% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34017015600 compare to West New York overall?

Tract 34017015600 scores 8.1/10, right in line with the parent city of West New York at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West New York eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 34017015600 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. 17% 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 West New York

Top eight tracts in West New York ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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