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Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

Lincoln Harbor Eviction Risk: High , Union City

Tract 34017016400 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,908 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.3/10 for census tract 34017016400 reflects conditions in Lincoln Harbor in Union City, New Jersey. On the national scale it ranks #2,271 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,567 a month while the average household earns $40,727 a year, roughly 46% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 61% Stable renters 27% Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share87.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate35.0%
Median income$40,727

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 10 tracts In Lincoln Harbor
Very High
Within parent city
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 18 tracts In Union City
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 183 tracts In Hudson County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Union City and the region

Centroid at 40.7751, -74.0247 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lincoln Harbor scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Union City
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
35.0% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$1,567 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Union City
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Union City
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Union City
5.1

How Lincoln Harbor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lincoln Harbor risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.19.1This tracttract 016400Union City: 7.67.6Union Cityparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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)

  • 325Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 7.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2014)
  • 82Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340170164002014: 97 filings (8.56/100 renter HHs)2016: 83 filings (7.54/100 renter HHs)2017: 63 filings (5.72/100 renter HHs)2018: 82 filings (7.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 15% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lincoln Harbor. 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 Lincoln Harbor

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 Union 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 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 325 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2014.

Part of this tract, about 34% 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 34017016400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017016400?

Census tract 34017016400 in the Lincoln Harbor neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 34017016400?

Median gross rent is $1,567/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34017016400?

35.0% of residents in tract 34017016400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,908.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34017016400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 79th, minority 93th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 34017016400 considered part of Lincoln Harbor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017016400 fall within Lincoln Harbor (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017016400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 325 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017016400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.32% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34017016400 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34017016400 compare to Union City overall?

Tract 34017016400 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Union City at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Union City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9

Was tract 34017016400 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. 34% 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 Union City

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

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