Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Paterson

Tract 34031182502 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,372 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Here is how census tract 34031182502, in Riverside in Paterson eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,372. On the national scale it ranks #5,952 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,620 a month while the average household earns $65,352 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 27% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,236

Renter share46.0%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$65,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.9193, -74.1364 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 6.9

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

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,620 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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: 95

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

97%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
1%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

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.

24.0%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
31.7%Food insecurity
22.0%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
18.6%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Paterson 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 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 34031182502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031182502?

Census tract 34031182502 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 34031182502?

Median gross rent is $1,620/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031182502?

6.6% of residents in tract 34031182502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,372.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031182502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 84th, minority 90th, housing 82th.

Is tract 34031182502 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031182502 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 34031182502 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.0% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34031182502 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031182502 scores 6.9/10, lower than 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.

Was tract 34031182502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.