1 census tracts · pop 3,598 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Freys Grove maps to a single census tract in Middletown, PA and houses 3,598 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Against a Middletown baseline of 28.6%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 209 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 15.7% of renter households. At $1,367 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Middletown commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.4% in 2006 against a 15.7% peak. The closest comparables inside the same city are Nittany Villiage and Campus Heights. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $62,885.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Freys Grove vs MiddletownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%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 Freys Grove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
209Total filings (sum)
10.64%Avg annual filing rate
15.7%Peak year (2000)
11.36%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Freys Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Freys Grove?
Freys Grove scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Freys Grove compare to Middletown overall?
Freys Grove scores 1.0 points higher than Middletown overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,367 vs $1,234.
Q3
What is the average rent in Freys Grove?
Average gross rent in Freys Grove is $1,367/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Freys Grove residents are renters?
35% of Freys Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Middletown). The neighborhood has 3,598 residents.
Q5
Is Freys Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Freys Grove sits in the 45th 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.
Q6
How safe is Freys Grove for landlords?
Freys Grove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Middletown as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Freys Grove?
Freys Grove has 3,740 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
