2 census tracts · pop 6,911 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.7–6.3
Sharon takes in 2 census tracts of New Brighton, PA and houses 6,911 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 27.2% citywide, putting Sharon 18.2% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 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.
Filings are well documented here: 406 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 8.4% of renter households. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.5% in 2006 against a 8.4% peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $737, close to the New Brighton average.
With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sharon vs New BrightonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sharon
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
406Total filings (sum)
6.47%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2001)
6.51%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Sharon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sharon?
Sharon scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Sharon compare to New Brighton overall?
Sharon scores 1.7 points higher than New Brighton overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $737 vs $749.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sharon?
Average gross rent in Sharon is $737/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sharon residents are renters?
58% of Sharon households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in New Brighton). The neighborhood has 6,911 residents.
Q5
Is Sharon a high social-vulnerability area?
Sharon sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Sharon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sharon is census tract 42007602100 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.3, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Sharon for landlords?
Sharon carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Brighton as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sharon?
Sharon has 6,800 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
