2 census tracts · pop 4,775 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–6
Blossom Hill spans 2 census tracts of Lewistown, PA, population 4,775. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Against a Lewistown baseline of 28.2%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 220 across 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is economic stress at 7.3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 4.1% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $722, 9% below the Lewistown average of $797. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2006 against a 4.1% peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $41,715. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Blossom Hill vs LewistownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.7%+37%
Lewistown: 28.2%
Average gross rent
$722-9%
Lewistown: $797
Average HH income
$41,715+4%
Lewistown: $40,179
Poverty rate
29.3%-10%
Lewistown: 32.5%
Renter share
56.6%-6%
Lewistown: 60.4%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blossom Hill and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.9–6
Why Blossom Hill scores 5.9
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 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
57% renter households · Range 9.6–9.6 across tracts
9.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Economic stress
29.3% below poverty line · Range 5.9–8.7 across tracts
7.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–3.0 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison
Blossom Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in Blossom Hill
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blossom Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
220Total filings (sum)
2.76%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2003)
2.71%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Blossom Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blossom Hill?
Blossom Hill scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Blossom Hill compare to Lewistown overall?
Blossom Hill scores 1.3 points higher than Lewistown overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $722 vs $797.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blossom Hill?
Average gross rent in Blossom Hill is $722/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blossom Hill residents are renters?
57% of Blossom Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Lewistown). The neighborhood has 4,775 residents.
Q5
Is Blossom Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Blossom Hill sits in the 74th 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
Which tracts in Blossom Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Blossom Hill is census tract 42087960700 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 6, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Blossom Hill for landlords?
Blossom Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lewistown as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Blossom Hill?
Blossom Hill has 4,660 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
