1 census tracts · pop 6,474 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Walczak Park maps to a single census tract in Erie, PA, population 6,474. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Erie rate of 32.9%.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
At $708 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Erie commands. Court records for this tract carry 107 eviction filings.
Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 3.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.3% in 2006 against a 3.4% peak. That places it #23 of 26 neighborhoods in Erie.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Greater Kahkwa and Southeast Hills score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 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
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Walczak Park vs ErieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walczak Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
107Total filings (sum)
2.07%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2000)
2.29%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Walczak Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walczak Park?
Walczak Park scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Walczak Park compare to Erie overall?
Walczak Park scores 0.6 points lower than Erie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $708 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walczak Park?
Average gross rent in Walczak Park is $708/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walczak Park residents are renters?
19% of Walczak Park households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Erie). The neighborhood has 6,474 residents.
Q5
Is Walczak Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Walczak Park sits in the 60th 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 Walczak Park for landlords?
Walczak Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Walczak Park?
Walczak Park has 6,558 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
