1 census tracts · pop 5,900 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Colonial Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Linglestown, PA, population 5,900. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 22.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Cost burden runs 27% against 19.8% citywide, putting Colonial Terrace 6.8% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 68 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.6/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 11.6% of renter households.
Judgments average 2.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $132,637, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,676, close to the Linglestown average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Colonial Terrace vs LinglestownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Colonial Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
6.10%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2006)
11.59%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Colonial Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Colonial Terrace?
Colonial Terrace scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Colonial Terrace compare to Linglestown overall?
Colonial Terrace scores 0.4 points lower than Linglestown overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 20% citywide. Average rent: $1,676 vs $1,618.
Q3
What is the average rent in Colonial Terrace?
Average gross rent in Colonial Terrace is $1,676/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Colonial Terrace residents are renters?
8% of Colonial Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 16% in Linglestown). The neighborhood has 5,900 residents.
Q5
Is Colonial Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Colonial Terrace sits in the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Colonial Terrace for landlords?
Colonial Terrace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Linglestown as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Colonial Terrace?
Colonial Terrace has 6,095 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
