Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Sterlingworth Eviction Risk: Lower , Dorneyville
Tract 42077006101 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,062 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In the Sterlingworth area of Dorneyville, census tract 42077006101 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,888 a month while the average household earns $78,417 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,793
Renter share51.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$78,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dorneyville and the region
Centroid at 40.5829, -75.5422 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterlingworth scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dorneyville
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,888 rent vs county FMR
7.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dorneyville
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dorneyville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dorneyville
3.5
How Sterlingworth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 28Total filings over 6 yrs
- 0.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2001)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterlingworth
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dorneyville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lehigh County average of 5.8 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 0.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077006101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077006101?
Census tract 42077006101 in the Sterlingworth neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42077006101?
Median gross rent is $1,888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077006101?
6.0% of residents in tract 42077006101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,062.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077006101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 84th, minority 35th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 42077006101 considered part of Sterlingworth?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077006101 fall within Sterlingworth (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077006101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42077006101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.90% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077006101 compare to Dorneyville overall?
Tract 42077006101 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Dorneyville at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dorneyville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dorneyville
Top eight tracts in Dorneyville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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