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Census Tract · Ranked #434 of 84,120 nationally

Paterson Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34031183002 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,547

How risky is Paterson for landlords? Census tract 34031183002 scores $1/10, the High tier. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,537 a month against an average household income of $43,897 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 37% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,294
Renter share71.6%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate37.2%
Median income$43,897

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 40 tracts In Paterson
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#52 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#434 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.8927, -74.1602 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paterson scores 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
37.2% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$1,537 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Paterson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Paterson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.09.0This tracttract 183002Paterson: 8.98.9Patersonparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paterson

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.3/10. 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: Paterson eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 34031183002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031183002?

Census tract 34031183002 in Paterson scores 9/10 (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 34031183002?

Median gross rent is $1,537/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031183002?

37.2% of residents in tract 34031183002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,547.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031183002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 67th, minority 62th, housing 52th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 34031183002 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.7% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 34031183002 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031183002 scores 9/10, 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.

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