Neighborhood · Ranked #21,326 of 84,120 nationally

Pompton Junction Eviction Risk: Elevated , Riverdale

Tract 34027040400 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,081 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Here is how census tract 34027040400, in the Pompton Junction area of Riverdale, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,081. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,351 a month while the average household earns $96,667 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,988

Renter share28.6%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$96,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverdale and the region

Centroid at 40.9959, -74.3145 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pompton Junction scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Riverdale

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,351 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Riverdale

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Riverdale

6.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Riverdale

6.3

How Pompton Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

17%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

33Total filings over 2 yrs
3.10%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak (2018)
20Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pompton Junction

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Riverdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morris County average of 5.8 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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.

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 34027040400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027040400?

Census tract 34027040400 in the Pompton Junction neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027040400?

Median gross rent is $2,351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027040400?

10.1% of residents in tract 34027040400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,081.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027040400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 39th, minority 40th, housing 40th.

Is tract 34027040400 considered part of Pompton Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34027040400 fall within Pompton Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027040400?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027040400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027040400 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027040400 compare to Riverdale overall?

Tract 34027040400 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Riverdale at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riverdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.