Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally
The Shades Eviction Risk: High , Union City
Tract 34017016900 · Hudson County, NJ · pop 3,160 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
For landlords sizing up the The Shades area of Union City, census tract 34017016900 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,341 a month against an average household income of $39,735 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 49%
Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,215
Renter share87.3%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate31.2%
Median income$39,735
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Union City and the region
Centroid at 40.7670, -74.0320 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Shades scores 9.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
31.2% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,341 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 The Shades compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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
- 50%Grade C
- 50%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)
- 223Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.7%Peak (2014)
- 41Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Shades. 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.
- 28.0%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.0%Food insecurity
- 26.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.4%Transit barriers
- 34.2%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Shades
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.8/10. 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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 50% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 223 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.7% 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 34017016900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34017016900?
Census tract 34017016900 in the The Shades 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 34017016900?
Median gross rent is $1,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34017016900?
31.2% of residents in tract 34017016900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,160.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34017016900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 100th, minority 94th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 34017016900 considered part of The Shades?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34017016900 fall within The Shades (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34017016900?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 223 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 34017016900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.76% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34017016900 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.0% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34017016900 compare to Union City overall?
Tract 34017016900 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 34017016900 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. 50% 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.
Tract · NJ
Lincoln Harbor
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
Lincoln Harbor
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · NJ
The Shades
7.8
/ 10 · High
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