1 census tracts · pop 4,020 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
East Side maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA and houses 4,020 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Allentown baseline of 35.0%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The filing record is not thin: 235 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,519 a month, rents sit 15% over what the rest of Allentown commands. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 6.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.1% in 2006 against a 6.6% peak. That places it #19 of 26 neighborhoods in Allentown. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Old Allentown and Fairview.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Side vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Side
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
235Total filings (sum)
4.73%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak year (2005)
6.14%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About East Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Side?
East Side scores 6.2/10 (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 East Side compare to Allentown overall?
East Side scores 1.0 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,519 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Side?
Average gross rent in East Side is $1,519/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Side residents are renters?
25% of East Side households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 4,020 residents.
Q5
Is East Side a high social-vulnerability area?
East Side sits in the 68th 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 East Side for landlords?
East Side carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Allentown as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of East Side?
East Side has 4,413 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
