Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Fairview Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077001401 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 7,598 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 42077001401 in the Fairview area of Allentown, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units3,020
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$49,796
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.5893, -75.4739 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairview scores 6.3
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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Fairview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 872Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2006)
- 154Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairview
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 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 nearby.
Against the Lehigh County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points. Cost burden runs 51% here against 45.1% across Lehigh County. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 872 evictions over 7 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,195, 9% below the Allentown average.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 10.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $49,796.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077001401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077001401?
Census tract 42077001401 in the Fairview neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 42077001401?
Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077001401?
12.7% of residents in tract 42077001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,598.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077001401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 94th, minority 80th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 42077001401 considered part of Fairview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077001401 fall within Fairview (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077001401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 872 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077001401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.80% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077001401 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077001401 scores 6.3/10, higher 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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