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Census Tract · Ranked #162 of 84,120 nationally

Paterson Eviction Risk: High

Tract 34031183200 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 3,237

For landlords sizing up Paterson in Passaic County, census tract 34031183200 carries a high eviction-risk score of $1/10. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,040 a month while the average household earns $23,819 a year, roughly 52% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 45% Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,521
Renter share95.4%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate47.3%
Median income$23,819

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 40 tracts In Paterson
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very High
National
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#162 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Paterson and the region

Centroid at 40.9185, -74.1694 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paterson scores 9.3

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
47.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,040 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 Paterson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Paterson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 9.39.3This tracttract 183200Paterson: 8.98.9Patersonparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

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)

  • 1,441Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 24.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.2%Peak (2018)
  • 316Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340311832002013: 291 filings (25.37/100 renter HHs)2014: 247 filings (21.53/100 renter HHs)2015: 294 filings (25.63/100 renter HHs)2016: 293 filings (24.32/100 renter HHs)2018: 316 filings (26.22/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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 $1/10. 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 Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 100th 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 1,441 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 24.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.2% of renter households in 2018.

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 34031183200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031183200?

Census tract 34031183200 in Paterson scores 9.3/10 (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 34031183200?

Median gross rent is $1,040/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031183200?

47.3% of residents in tract 34031183200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,237.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031183200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 98th, minority 94th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031183200?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 1,441 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031183200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.61% of renter households, peaking at 26.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 34031183200 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.9% 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. 24.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 34031183200 compare to Paterson overall?

Tract 34031183200 scores 9.3/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Paterson

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

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