1 census tracts · pop 3,714 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Southwest Erie is a one-tract neighborhood of Erie, PA, population 3,714. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The filing record is not thin: 57 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 34% of renter households. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 3.7% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $934, 7% above the Erie average of $870. That places it #21 of 26 neighborhoods in Erie.
Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Grandview Heights and Southeast Hills score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $73,523, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southwest Erie vs ErieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southwest Erie
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
57Total filings (sum)
2.22%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak year (2006)
3.68%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Southwest Erie
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwest Erie?
Southwest Erie scores 4.6/10 (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 Southwest Erie compare to Erie overall?
Southwest Erie scores 0.2 points higher than Erie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $934 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwest Erie?
Average gross rent in Southwest Erie eviction risk is $934/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwest Erie residents are renters?
31% of Southwest Erie households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Erie). The neighborhood has 3,714 residents.
Q5
Is Southwest Erie a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwest Erie sits in the 50th 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
How safe is Southwest Erie for landlords?
Southwest Erie eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Erie as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwest Erie?
Southwest Erie has 3,675 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.4%), Other / Multiracial (10.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
