Neighborhood · Harrisburg, PA

Bellevue Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 16,790 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 3.1–7.2

Bellevue Park is a black-white neighborhood in Harrisburg with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,790 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $984/month sits 7% lower than the Harrisburg citywide average ($1,062).

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Bellevue Park vs Harrisburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

49.1% +66%

Harrisburg: 29.6%

Average gross rent

$984 -7%

Harrisburg: $1,062

Average HH income

$51,020 +7%

Harrisburg: $47,783

Poverty rate

20.6% -29%

Harrisburg: 29.1%

Renter share

51.4% -19%

Harrisburg: 63.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bellevue Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.1–7.2

Why Bellevue Park scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts

3.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts

5.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Rent control risk

49% of income on rent · Range 5.2–6.7 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.2–3.5 across tracts

3.3

Tenant organizing strength

51% renter households · Range 7.2–9.7 across tracts

9.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.4–7.1 across tracts

6.8

Economic stress

20.6% below poverty line · Range 1.8–9.8 across tracts

5.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–3.2 across tracts

2.2

Risk score comparison

Bellevue Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Bellevue Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.1 points from 3.1 to 7.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.2 6.7 5.4 3.1

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Bellevue Park

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42043021600	7.2	3,183	64%	$1,126
42043021500	6.7	4,022	34%	$895
42043021700	5.4	6,330	50%	$990
42043022200	3.1	3,255	52%	$946

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 80%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 40%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bellevue Park

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

3,110Total filings (sum)
19.45%Avg annual filing rate
34.0%Peak year (2003)
16.79%Latest filed (2006)

Frequently asked

About Bellevue Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Bellevue Park?

Bellevue Park scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Bellevue Park compare to Harrisburg overall?

Bellevue Park scores 1.3 points higher than Harrisburg overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $984 vs $1,062.

What is the average rent in Bellevue Park?

Average gross rent in Bellevue Park is $984/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Bellevue Park residents are renters?

51% of Bellevue Park households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Harrisburg). The neighborhood has 16,790 residents.

Is Bellevue Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Bellevue Park sits in the 69th 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.

Which tracts in Bellevue Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bellevue Park is census tract 42043021600 (score 7.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 7.2, a spread of 4.1 points.

How safe is Bellevue Park for landlords?

Bellevue Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Harrisburg as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Bellevue Park?

Bellevue Park has 16,437 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (38.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Hispanic / Latino (25.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Bellevue Park

3 Paxtang Manor 2 tracts · pop 5,917 6.2 New Fox Ridge 2 tracts · pop 3,875 4.8 Oberlin Gardens 3 tracts · pop 11,574 4.4 Greenwood Hills 2 tracts · pop 8,937 2.7 Hershey West End 2 tracts · pop 11,387

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Harrisburg

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Bellevue Park.

5.4 Engleton 1 tracts · pop 2,663 5.4 Olde Uptown 1 tracts · pop 2,677 5.8 Academy Manor 1 tracts · pop 3,420 5.2 SoMa 1 tracts · pop 3,530 6.3 New Fox Ridge 2 tracts · pop 3,875 6.5 Summit Terrace 1 tracts · pop 2,273

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