2 census tracts · pop 11,695 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Highlands Historic District takes in 2 census tracts of State College, PA and houses 11,695 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 81%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a State College baseline of 43.2%, 83% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. At $490 a month, rents sit 62% under what the rest of State College commands.
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 82%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
This is a renter market: 94% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.4/10.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of State College, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Holmes-Foster Historic District and Orchard Park score within a fraction of it.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highlands Historic District vs State CollegeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Highlands Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highlands Historic District?
Highlands Historic District scores 8/10 (High 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 Highlands Historic District compare to State College overall?
Highlands Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than State College overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 83% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $490 vs $1,273.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highlands Historic District?
Average gross rent in Highlands Historic District is $490/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highlands Historic District residents are renters?
94% of Highlands Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in State College). The neighborhood has 11,695 residents.
Q5
Is Highlands Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Highlands Historic District sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Highlands Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highlands Historic District is census tract 42027012100 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Highlands Historic District for landlords?
Highlands Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 State College as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highlands Historic District?
Highlands Historic District has 12,409 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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