1 census tracts · pop 3,818 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Lake Cliff Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Lawrence Park, PA, population 3,818. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 47%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Lawrence Park rate of 24.6%. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
Court records for this tract carry 42 eviction filings. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 3.2% of renter households. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,169, close to the Lawrence Park average.
One tract means one number: 3.9/10 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
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Cliff Park vs Lawrence ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Cliff Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
2.21%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2006)
3.20%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Lake Cliff Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Cliff Park?
Lake Cliff Park scores 3.9/10 (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 Lake Cliff Park compare to Lawrence Park overall?
Lake Cliff Park scores 0.1 points lower than Lawrence Park overall (4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,169 vs $1,195.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Cliff Park?
Average gross rent in Lake Cliff Park is $1,169/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Cliff Park residents are renters?
19% of Lake Cliff Park households are renter-occupied (vs 13% in Lawrence Park). The neighborhood has 3,818 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Cliff Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Cliff Park sits in the 55th 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 Lake Cliff Park for landlords?
Lake Cliff Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Lawrence Park as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lake Cliff Park?
Lake Cliff Park has 3,786 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
