Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
North of Tilghman Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077005703 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,754 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In the North of Tilghman area of Allentown, census tract 42077005703 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #5,135 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,337 a month against an average household income of $53,462 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,646
Renter share43.4%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate26.9%
Median income$53,462
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.6257, -75.4706 · click any tract to drill in
Why North of Tilghman scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allentown
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
26.9% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,337 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allentown
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allentown
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allentown
7.4
How North of Tilghman compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 840Total filings over 7 yrs
- 15.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2006)
- 145Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North of Tilghman. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North of Tilghman
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Allentown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lehigh County average of 5.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 840 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 16.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.3% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077005703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077005703?
Census tract 42077005703 in the North of Tilghman neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 42077005703?
Median gross rent is $1,337/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077005703?
26.9% of residents in tract 42077005703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,754.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077005703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 81th, minority 75th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 42077005703 considered part of North of Tilghman?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077005703 fall within North of Tilghman (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077005703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 840 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077005703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.95% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077005703 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077005703 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Allentown at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allentown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Allentown
Top eight tracts in Allentown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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