1 census tracts · pop 7,598 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Fairview is a one-tract neighborhood of Allentown, PA and houses 7,598 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Allentown rate of 35.0%.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 872 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 10.7% of renter households.
At $1,195 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Allentown commands. That places it #18 of 26 neighborhoods in Allentown. Judgments average 4.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West End Theatre District and North of Tilghman. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $49,796.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairview vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairview
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
872Total filings (sum)
8.80%Avg annual filing rate
10.7%Peak year (2006)
10.70%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Fairview
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairview?
Fairview scores 6.3/10 (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 Fairview compare to Allentown overall?
Fairview scores 1.1 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,195 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairview?
Average gross rent in Fairview is $1,195/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairview residents are renters?
66% of Fairview households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 7,598 residents.
Q5
Is Fairview a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairview sits in the 96th 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 Fairview for landlords?
Fairview carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Fairview?
Fairview has 7,419 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
