1 census tracts · pop 5,172 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Southside is a one-tract neighborhood of Lancaster, PA and houses 5,172 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 28.9% citywide, putting Southside 14.1% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 1,481 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 28.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 27.7% in 2006 against a 28.5% peak. That places it #1 of 17 neighborhoods in Lancaster.
For a like-for-like read, Cabbage Hill and West End score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,281, close to the Lancaster average.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $51,989.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southside vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,481Total filings (sum)
26.32%Avg annual filing rate
28.5%Peak year (2004)
27.73%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Southside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southside?
Southside scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 Southside compare to Lancaster overall?
Southside scores 1.4 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,281 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southside?
Average gross rent in Southside is $1,281/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southside residents are renters?
43% of Southside households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 5,172 residents.
Q5
Is Southside a high social-vulnerability area?
Southside sits in the 83rd 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
How safe is Southside for landlords?
Southside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Lancaster as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southside?
Southside has 5,053 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (55.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Other / Multiracial (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
