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Packanack Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 34031246202 · Passaic County, NJ · pop 5,121 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 34031246202, home to 5,121 residents in Packanack Lake in Packanack Lake, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.

0% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $210,712 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 3% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share3.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$210,712

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Packanack Lake
Very Low
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Packanack Lake
Very High
Within county
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#114 of 120 tracts In Passaic County
Very Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#2,066 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Packanack Lake and the region

Centroid at 40.9413, -74.2560 · click any tract to drill in

Why Packanack Lake scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Packanack Lake
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Packanack Lake
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Packanack Lake
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Packanack Lake
2.6

How Packanack Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Packanack Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 246202Packanack Lake: 7.17.1Packanack Lakeparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 12Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.2%Peak (2016)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 340312462022013: 1 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2014: 1 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2015: 2 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (8.16/100 renter HHs)2018: 4 filings (8.16/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Packanack Lake. 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 Packanack Lake

The score leans hardest on 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 Packanack Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 34031246202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34031246202?

Census tract 34031246202 in the Packanack Lake neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 34031246202?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34031246202?

1.2% of residents in tract 34031246202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,121.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34031246202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 12th, minority 32th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 34031246202 considered part of Packanack Lake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34031246202 fall within Packanack Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34031246202?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 34031246202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34031246202 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34031246202 compare to Packanack Lake overall?

Tract 34031246202 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Packanack Lake at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Packanack Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Packanack Lake

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

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