1 census tracts · pop 4,127 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Old Allentown is a one-tract neighborhood of Allentown, PA and houses 4,127 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, 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.
around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Allentown rate of 35.0%. 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. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,490 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 22.8% of renter households.
That places it #19 of 26 neighborhoods in Allentown. Judgments average 12.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, East Side and Fairview 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 $1,244, close to the Allentown average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Allentown vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Allentown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,490Total filings (sum)
18.95%Avg annual filing rate
22.8%Peak year (2006)
22.78%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Old Allentown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Allentown?
Old Allentown 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 Old Allentown compare to Allentown overall?
Old Allentown scores 1.0 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,244 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Allentown?
Average gross rent in Old Allentown eviction risk is $1,244/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Allentown residents are renters?
79% of Old Allentown households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 4,127 residents.
Q5
Is Old Allentown a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Allentown 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 Old Allentown for landlords?
Old Allentown eviction risk 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 Old Allentown?
Old Allentown has 4,158 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (66.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
