1 census tracts · pop 7,162 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Waldheim Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Allentown, PA and houses 7,162 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 35.0% citywide, putting Waldheim Park 28.2% over its own city.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records for this tract carry 1,102 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 14.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 12.5% in 2006 against a 14.4% peak.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Allentown, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Sacred Heart and Union Terrace score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,384, close to the Allentown average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $62,411.
50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 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
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waldheim Park vs AllentownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waldheim Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,102Total filings (sum)
12.36%Avg annual filing rate
14.4%Peak year (2003)
12.50%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Waldheim Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waldheim Park?
Waldheim 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 Waldheim Park compare to Allentown overall?
Waldheim Park scores 1.4 points higher than Allentown overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,384 vs $1,317.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waldheim Park?
Average gross rent in Waldheim Park is $1,384/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waldheim Park residents are renters?
50% of Waldheim Park households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Allentown). The neighborhood has 7,162 residents.
Q5
Is Waldheim Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Waldheim Park sits in the 80th 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 Waldheim Park for landlords?
Waldheim Park 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 Waldheim Park?
Waldheim Park has 7,020 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
