1 census tracts · pop 1,805 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Midtown is a one-tract neighborhood of Erie, PA, population 1,805. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 46%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 55% against 32.9% citywide, putting Midtown 22.3% over its own city. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 56%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 418 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 17.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.3% in 2006 against a 17.0% peak.
Average gross rent is $801, 8% below the Erie average of $870. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Erie, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Midtown vs ErieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Midtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
418Total filings (sum)
15.76%Avg annual filing rate
17.0%Peak year (2001)
16.30%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Midtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midtown?
Midtown 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 Midtown compare to Erie overall?
Midtown scores 1.4 points higher than Erie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $801 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Midtown?
Average gross rent in Midtown is $801/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Midtown residents are renters?
77% of Midtown households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Erie). The neighborhood has 1,805 residents.
Q5
Is Midtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Midtown sits in the 99th 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 Midtown for landlords?
Midtown 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 Midtown?
Midtown has 1,687 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36%), Hispanic / Latino (17.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
