Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Alton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Allentown
Tract 42077001402 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 2,602 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 42077001402 covers part of the Alton Park area of Allentown, PA, and scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,602. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,409
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$84,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.5703, -75.4889 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alton Park scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,399 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allentown
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allentown
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
How Alton Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
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)
- 32Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.4%Peak (2002)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 600% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alton Park
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10. Against Lehigh County at 45.1%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.
15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 32 evictions over 7 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2002, when 5.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 19% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.7/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Lehigh County average of 4.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,399, close to the Allentown average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077001402?
Census tract 42077001402 in the Alton Park neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 42077001402?
Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077001402?
6.5% of residents in tract 42077001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,602.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 52th, minority 44th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 42077001402 considered part of Alton Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077001402 fall within Alton Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077001402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077001402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.99% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077001402 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077001402 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Allentown at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allentown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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