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Eviction Risk in Roxbury , Johnstown

2 census tracts · pop 4,709 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.5–5.8

Roxbury is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Johnstown with 2 census tracts and a population of 4,709 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $931/month sits 45% higher than the Johnstown citywide median ($644).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
50%
34% severely burdened
Median rent
$931
Median household income
$60,406
15.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Roxbury vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Roxbury score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Roxbury: 5.75.7RoxburyNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 5.95.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · PA
Oakhurst Homes
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 5.6K
Peer · PA
Prospect Homes
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 8.0K
Peer · PA
Moxham
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 5.0K
Comparison

Roxbury vs Johnstown

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 +6%
Johnstown: 5.4
Rent burden
49.9% +76%
Johnstown: 28.3%
Median gross rent
$931 +45%
Johnstown: $644
Median HH income
$60,406 +74%
Johnstown: $34,784
Poverty rate
15.3% -51%
Johnstown: 31.2%
Renter share
26.3% -41%
Johnstown: 44.8%
Where

Tract centroids in Roxbury

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,764 residents across all tracts in Roxbury. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 3.7% White (non-Hispanic): 87.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 3.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.5% Other / Multiracial: 2.9%
  • Hispanic / Latino 3.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 87.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 3.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.9%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Roxbury

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
42021000700 5.8 2,513 49% $863
42021011200 5.5 2,196 51% $1,009
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 40

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Roxbury

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 15Total filings (sum)
  • 1.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak year (2006)
  • 1.66%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Roxbury

What is the eviction-risk score for Roxbury?

Roxbury scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Roxbury compare to Johnstown overall?

Roxbury scores 0.3 points higher than Johnstown overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $931 vs $644.

What is the median rent in Roxbury?

Median gross rent in Roxbury is $931/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Roxbury residents are renters?

26% of Roxbury households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Johnstown). The neighborhood has 4,709 residents.

Is Roxbury a high social-vulnerability area?

Roxbury sits in the 40th 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.

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