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Neighborhood · Allentown, PA

Franklin Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 6,295 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6

Franklin Park maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA, population 6,295. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 51%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Against a Allentown baseline of 35.0%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 79% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $41,769 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

The filing record is not thin: 911 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 15.4% of renter households.

Average gross rent is $1,177, 11% below the Allentown average of $1,317. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Allentown, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 7.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Sacred Heart and Union Terrace. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 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
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Franklin Park vs Allentown How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
67.8% +94%
Allentown: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$1,177 -11%
Allentown: $1,317
Average HH income
$41,769 -22%
Allentown: $53,403
Poverty rate
24.2% +12%
Allentown: 21.6%
Renter share
79.4% +40%
Allentown: 56.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Franklin Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.6–6.6

Why Franklin Park scores 6.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
68% of income on rent · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
79% renter households · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
24.2% below poverty line · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Franklin Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Franklin Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.6Franklin ParkNeighborhood5.2Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Franklin Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42077002000 6.6 6,295 68% $1,177
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 95%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Franklin Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 911Total filings (sum)
  • 11.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.4%Peak year (2006)
  • 15.37%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Franklin Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Franklin Park?

Franklin Park scores 6.6/10 (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 Franklin Park compare to Allentown overall?

Franklin Park scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,177 vs $1,317.
Q3

What is the average rent in Franklin Park?

Average gross rent in Franklin Park eviction risk is $1,177/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Franklin Park residents are renters?

79% of Franklin Park households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 6,295 residents.
Q5

Is Franklin Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Franklin Park sits in the 95th 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 Franklin Park for landlords?

Franklin Park eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Franklin Park?

Franklin Park has 5,896 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (67%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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