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Neighborhood · Allentown, PA

Jordan Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6

Jordan Heights maps to a single census tract in Allentown, PA and houses 4,207 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. 80% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Allentown rate of 35.0%.

The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

The poverty rate is 55%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average household income of $31,774 and the ratio lands at 48%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Court records for this tract carry 817 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 17.8% of renter households.

That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Allentown. Judgments average 12.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, Center City and Union Terrace score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,272, close to the Allentown average.

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
Jordan Heights vs Allentown How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
79.5% +127%
Allentown: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$1,272 -3%
Allentown: $1,317
Average HH income
$31,774 -41%
Allentown: $53,403
Poverty rate
54.9% +155%
Allentown: 21.6%
Renter share
78.2% +38%
Allentown: 56.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jordan Heights and the region

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

Why Jordan Heights 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
80% 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
78% 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
54.9% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Jordan Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jordan Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.6Jordan HeightsNeighborhood5.2Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Jordan Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42077000800 6.6 4,207 79% $1,272
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

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

Socioeconomic status 100%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Jordan Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 817Total filings (sum)
  • 16.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.8%Peak year (2006)
  • 17.80%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Jordan Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jordan Heights?

Jordan Heights 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 Jordan Heights compare to Allentown overall?

Jordan Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,272 vs $1,317.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jordan Heights?

Average gross rent in Jordan Heights is $1,272/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jordan Heights residents are renters?

78% of Jordan Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 4,207 residents.
Q5

Is Jordan Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Jordan Heights sits in the 98th 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 Jordan Heights for landlords?

Jordan Heights 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 Jordan Heights?

Jordan Heights has 4,336 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (73.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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