2 census tracts · pop 7,022 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Sunnyside takes in 2 census tracts of Lancaster, PA and houses 7,022 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Lancaster rate of 28.9%. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 282 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. At $1,387 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Lancaster commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 18.0% of renter households. That places it #14 of 17 neighborhoods in Lancaster. Judgments average 3.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 10% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Prospect Heights and Eastland Hills score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sunnyside vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunnyside
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
282Total filings (sum)
12.39%Avg annual filing rate
18.0%Peak year (2006)
14.73%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Sunnyside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside scores 5.2/10 (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 Sunnyside compare to Lancaster overall?
Sunnyside scores 0.0 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,387 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunnyside?
Average gross rent in Sunnyside is $1,387/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunnyside residents are renters?
10% of Sunnyside households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 7,022 residents.
Q5
Is Sunnyside a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunnyside sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sunnyside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunnyside is census tract 42071013301 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunnyside for landlords?
Sunnyside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Lancaster as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunnyside?
Sunnyside has 6,883 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.2%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
