Neighborhood · Ranked #1,054 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Paterson

Tract 34031181300 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 5,504 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 34031181300 sits in the Riverside neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey. It has a population of 5,504 and an eviction-risk score of 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 26% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,421/month against a median household income of $55,270 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 41% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units1,767

Renter share88.3%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate20.7%

Median income$55,270

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.9195, -74.1510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 7.5

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

20.7% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,421 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 97

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

95%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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)

1,572Total filings over 5 yrs
21.27%Avg annual filing rate
22.5%Peak (2016)
323Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2013 — 2018

Filings stayed roughly flat 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.

30.6%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
38.7%Food insecurity
25.2%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
27.4%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 34031181300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031181300?

Census tract 34031181300 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 34031181300?

Median gross rent is $1,421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031181300?

20.7% of residents in tract 34031181300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,504.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031181300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 93th, minority 99th, housing 86th.

Is tract 34031181300 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031181300 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031181300?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,572 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031181300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.27% of renter households, peaking at 22.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34031181300 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.6% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34031181300 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031181300 scores 7.5/10 — right in line with 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Paterson

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