1 census tracts · pop 3,128 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Burton maps to a single census tract in Erie, PA, population 3,128. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $26,650 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
Cost burden runs 40% against 32.9% citywide, putting Burton 7.0% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 1,032 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 34.6% of renter households. Average gross rent is $770, 11% below the Erie average of $870. The most recent observed rate, 15.8% in 2006, is well off that peak.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Erie, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Saint Mary and Baldwin Park score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 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
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Burton vs ErieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Burton
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,032Total filings (sum)
25.33%Avg annual filing rate
34.6%Peak year (2003)
15.76%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Burton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Burton?
Burton scores 5.8/10 (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 Burton compare to Erie overall?
Burton scores 1.4 points higher than Erie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $770 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Burton?
Average gross rent in Burton is $770/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Burton residents are renters?
75% of Burton households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Erie). The neighborhood has 3,128 residents.
Q5
Is Burton a high social-vulnerability area?
Burton sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Burton for landlords?
Burton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Erie as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Burton?
Burton has 2,797 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (37.3%), Hispanic / Latino (26.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
