2 census tracts · pop 5,957 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
West Bayfront takes in 2 census tracts of Erie, PA and houses 5,957 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Erie baseline of 32.9%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average household income of $30,289 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.6/10.
Court records for this tract carry 703 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 12.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 8.8% in 2006 against a 12.4% peak. Average gross rent is $937, 8% above the Erie average of $870.
That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Erie. For a like-for-like read, Baldwin Park and Little Italy score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
West Bayfront vs ErieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Bayfront
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
703Total filings (sum)
10.72%Avg annual filing rate
12.4%Peak year (2002)
8.80%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About West Bayfront
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Bayfront?
West Bayfront scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 West Bayfront compare to Erie overall?
West Bayfront scores 1.4 points higher than Erie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $937 vs $870.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Bayfront?
Average gross rent in West Bayfront is $937/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Bayfront residents are renters?
81% of West Bayfront households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Erie). The neighborhood has 5,957 residents.
Q5
Is West Bayfront a high social-vulnerability area?
West Bayfront sits in the 77th 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
Which tracts in West Bayfront have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Bayfront is census tract 42049000300 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is West Bayfront for landlords?
West Bayfront carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Bayfront?
West Bayfront has 5,852 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
