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West Bayfront Eviction Risk: Elevated , Erie

Tract 42049000300 · Erie County, PA · pop 3,674 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 42049000300 runs through the West Bayfront area of Erie. With 3,674 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,062 a month while the average household earns $36,235 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 35% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,305
Renter share75.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate30.6%
Median income$36,235

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West Bayfront
Very Low
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 31 tracts In Erie
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 73 tracts In Erie County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Erie and the region

Centroid at 42.1294, -80.1062 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Bayfront scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Erie
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
30.6% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,062 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Erie
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Erie
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Erie
5.0

How West Bayfront compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Bayfront risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 000300Erie: 4.84.8Erieparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 703Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.4%Peak (2002)
  • 78Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420490003002000: 106 filings (11.10/100 renter HHs)2001: 109 filings (11.41/100 renter HHs)2002: 118 filings (12.36/100 renter HHs)2003: 99 filings (10.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 93 filings (9.74/100 renter HHs)2005: 100 filings (11.29/100 renter HHs)2006: 78 filings (8.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 26% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Bayfront. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Bayfront

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Erie eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Erie County average of 5.6 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 31% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42049000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42049000300?

Census tract 42049000300 in the West Bayfront neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 42049000300?

Median gross rent is $1,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42049000300?

30.6% of residents in tract 42049000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,674.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42049000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 29th, minority 53th, housing 94th.
Q5

Is tract 42049000300 considered part of West Bayfront?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42049000300 fall within West Bayfront (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42049000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 703 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42049000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.72% of renter households, peaking at 12.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42049000300 compare to Erie overall?

Tract 42049000300 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Erie at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Erie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 42049000300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 31% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Erie

Top eight tracts in Erie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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