Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Pines Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Preakness
Tract 34031246003 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 6,227 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Pines Lake area of Preakness is where census tract 34031246003 sits, home to 6,227 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 10% of renter households, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $190,128 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,156
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$190,128
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Preakness and the region
Centroid at 40.9770, -74.2610 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pines Lake scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Preakness
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Preakness
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Preakness
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Preakness
4.5
How Pines Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
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)
- 40Total filings over 5 yrs
- 8.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2013)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pines Lake
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Preakness, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Passaic County average of 6.9 and below the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 40 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.3% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 34031246003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031246003?
Census tract 34031246003 in the Pines Lake neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (Lower 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 34031246003?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 34031246003?
1.9% of residents in tract 34031246003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,227.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 34031246003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 10th, minority 41th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 34031246003 considered part of Pines Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031246003 fall within Pines Lake (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031246003?
Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031246003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.38% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 34031246003 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 34031246003 compare to Preakness overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Preakness
Top eight tracts in Preakness ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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