3 census tracts · pop 11,574 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.6–6
Oberlin Gardens spans 3 census tracts of Steelton, PA and houses 11,574 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.6 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs 35% against 26.3% citywide, putting Oberlin Gardens 8.4% over its own city. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,079, 16% below the Steelton average of $1,289. Court records carry 764 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 22.1% of renter households. Judgments average 8.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $59,295. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Oberlin Gardens vs SteeltonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oberlin Gardens
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
764Total filings (sum)
15.46%Avg annual filing rate
22.1%Peak year (2006)
16.32%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Oberlin Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oberlin Gardens?
Oberlin Gardens scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Oberlin Gardens compare to Steelton overall?
Oberlin Gardens scores 0.2 points higher than Steelton overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,079 vs $1,289.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oberlin Gardens?
Average gross rent in Oberlin Gardens is $1,079/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oberlin Gardens residents are renters?
41% of Oberlin Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Steelton). The neighborhood has 11,574 residents.
Q5
Is Oberlin Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Oberlin Gardens sits in the 59th 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 Oberlin Gardens have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oberlin Gardens is census tract 42043023300 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 6, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Oberlin Gardens for landlords?
Oberlin Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Steelton as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oberlin Gardens?
Oberlin Gardens has 11,718 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.1%), Hispanic / Latino (23.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
