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Neighborhood · Glen Lyon, PA

Ridgeview Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,487 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5.1–5.1

Ridgeview is a one-tract neighborhood of Glen Lyon, PA, population 4,487. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Glen Lyon rate of 41.2%.

What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.4/10. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.3/10.

The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 120 evictions logged in this tract.

Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 3.7% of renter households. Average gross rent is $877, 10% above the Glen Lyon average of $800.

Recent filings have not receded much: 2.9% in 2006 against a 3.7% peak. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $48,859. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgeview vs Glen Lyon How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.5% +44%
Glen Lyon: 41.2%
Average gross rent
$877 +10%
Glen Lyon: $800
Average HH income
$48,859 +42%
Glen Lyon: $34,416
Poverty rate
20.1% +21%
Glen Lyon: 16.6%
Renter share
31.3% -17%
Glen Lyon: 37.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Ridgeview and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.1–5.1

Why Ridgeview scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Rent control risk
60% of income on rent · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
31% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Economic stress
20.1% below poverty line · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Ridgeview vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ridgeview score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1RidgeviewNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Ridgeview

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42079215600 5.1 4,487 60% $877
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 68

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 77%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 22%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ridgeview

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 120Total filings (sum)
  • 3.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak year (2004)
  • 2.93%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Ridgeview

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgeview?

Ridgeview scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Ridgeview compare to Glen Lyon overall?

Ridgeview scores 1.0 points higher than Glen Lyon overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $877 vs $800.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ridgeview?

Average gross rent in Ridgeview is $877/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ridgeview residents are renters?

31% of Ridgeview households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Glen Lyon). The neighborhood has 4,487 residents.
Q5

Is Ridgeview a high social-vulnerability area?

Ridgeview sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Ridgeview for landlords?

Ridgeview carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Glen Lyon as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgeview?

Ridgeview has 4,460 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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