3 census tracts · pop 15,588 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 3.9–6.6
Prospect Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Lancaster, PA and houses 15,588 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Lancaster rate of 28.9%.
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. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 6.6. A 2.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 190 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 9.6% of renter households. At $1,326 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Lancaster commands.
That places it #13 of 17 neighborhoods in Lancaster. Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Sunnyside and College Park score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,516. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Prospect Heights vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Prospect Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
190Total filings (sum)
5.82%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak year (2006)
9.57%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Prospect Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prospect Heights?
Prospect Heights scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Prospect Heights compare to Lancaster overall?
Prospect Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,326 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prospect Heights?
Average gross rent in Prospect Heights is $1,326/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prospect Heights residents are renters?
32% of Prospect Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 15,588 residents.
Q5
Is Prospect Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Prospect Heights 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
Which tracts in Prospect Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Prospect Heights is census tract 42071001200 (score 6.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 6.6, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Prospect Heights for landlords?
Prospect Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lancaster as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Prospect Heights?
Prospect Heights has 15,310 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), Hispanic / Latino (31.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
