1 census tracts · pop 4,001 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Elliott Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Bethlehem, PA and houses 4,001 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Bethlehem baseline of 31.1%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. 28% 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 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,100, 20% below the Bethlehem average of $1,382.
Court records for this tract carry 257 eviction filings. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 7.2% of renter households.
Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Bethlehem, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Bethlehem and Historic Bethlehem. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 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
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Elliott Heights vs BethlehemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
What is the eviction-risk score for Elliott Heights?
Elliott Heights scores 7.3/10 (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 Elliott Heights compare to Bethlehem overall?
Elliott Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Bethlehem overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,100 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elliott Heights?
Average gross rent in Elliott Heights is $1,100/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elliott Heights residents are renters?
52% of Elliott Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Bethlehem). The neighborhood has 4,001 residents.
Q5
How safe is Elliott Heights for landlords?
Elliott Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Bethlehem as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Elliott Heights?
Elliott Heights has 3,967 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.2%), Hispanic / Latino (31.9%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
