Within neighborhood
88
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Eviction Risk: High , Paterson
Tract 34031180900 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,928 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in the Riverside neighborhood of Paterson centers on tract 34031180900, which scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,928 residents. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,373 a month while the average household earns $43,434 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 86% 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 51%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,158
Renter share86.4%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate33.3%
Median income$43,434
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paterson and the region
Centroid at 40.9331, -74.1576 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside scores 9.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paterson
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
33.3% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,373 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paterson
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paterson
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paterson
7.5
How Riverside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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)
- 771Total filings over 5 yrs
- 20.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.8%Peak (2018)
- 185Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 41% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riverside. 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.
- 36.3%Housing insecurity
- 21.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 47.4%Food insecurity
- 33.5%SNAP enrollment
- 20.7%Transit barriers
- 35.2%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 Paterson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Passaic County average of 6.9 and above 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 36.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 771 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 20.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.8% of renter households in 2018.
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 34031180900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031180900?
Census tract 34031180900 in the Riverside 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 34031180900?
Median gross rent is $1,373/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031180900?
33.3% of residents in tract 34031180900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,928.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031180900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 90th, minority 98th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 34031180900 considered part of Riverside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031180900 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031180900?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 771 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031180900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.02% of renter households, peaking at 22.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34031180900 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.3% 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. 21.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34031180900 compare to Paterson overall?
Tract 34031180900 scores 9.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Paterson at 8.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paterson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Paterson
Top eight tracts in Paterson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NJ
34031182800
9.4
/ 10 · Very High
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34031183200
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34031182200
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34031264200
9.2
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Riverside
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
Riverside
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34031181702
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NJ
34031182900
9
/ 10 · Very High
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