3 census tracts · pop 10,494 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 3.9–7.3
Upper Lawrenceville takes in 3 census tracts of Etna, PA and houses 10,494 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 7.3. A 3.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Average gross rent is $1,226, 32% above the Etna average of $931. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Cost burden runs 37% against 30.9% citywide, putting Upper Lawrenceville 6.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,040 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 17.9% of renter households.
Judgments average 6.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $66,583. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Upper Lawrenceville vs EtnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Upper Lawrenceville
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,040Total filings (sum)
7.99%Avg annual filing rate
17.9%Peak year (2006)
10.21%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Upper Lawrenceville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Upper Lawrenceville?
Upper Lawrenceville scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Upper Lawrenceville compare to Etna overall?
Upper Lawrenceville scores 0.3 points lower than Etna overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,226 vs $931.
Q3
What is the average rent in Upper Lawrenceville?
Average gross rent in Upper Lawrenceville is $1,226/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Upper Lawrenceville residents are renters?
35% of Upper Lawrenceville households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Etna). The neighborhood has 10,494 residents.
Q5
Is Upper Lawrenceville a high social-vulnerability area?
Upper Lawrenceville sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Upper Lawrenceville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Upper Lawrenceville is census tract 42003425000 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 7.3, a spread of 3.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Upper Lawrenceville for landlords?
Upper Lawrenceville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Etna as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Upper Lawrenceville?
Upper Lawrenceville has 10,487 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
