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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,290 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Paterson

Tract 34031181101 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 2,256 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 34031181101 sits in the Riverside neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey. It has a population of 2,256 and an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). 93% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,237/month against a median household income of $38,229 — roughly 39% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 4% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units839
Renter share53.6%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$38,229

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
29 th percentile
Rank — 29th percentileBottomTop
#13 of 18 tracts In Riverside
Low
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank — 13th percentileBottomTop
#35 of 40 tracts In Paterson
Very Low
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank — 58th percentileBottomTop
#51 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#427 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.9305, -74.1456 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,237 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.
Riverside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 181101Paterson: 7.77.7Patersonparent cityCounty: 6.96.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.66.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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.

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 34031181101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031181101?

Census tract 34031181101 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34031181101?

Median gross rent is $1,237/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 93% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031181101?

9.3% of residents in tract 34031181101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,256.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031181101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 87th, minority 97th, housing 13th.

Q5

Is tract 34031181101 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031181101 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 34031181101 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.2% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 34031181101 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031181101 scores 7.1/10 — lower than the parent city of Paterson at 7.7/10. 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.

Q8

Was tract 34031181101 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. 0% 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 Paterson

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

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