1 census tracts · pop 5,060 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
College Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of East Stroudsburg, PA and houses 5,060 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 31.5% citywide, putting College Heights 19.9% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,456, close to the East Stroudsburg average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $62,694.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
College Heights vs East StroudsburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About College Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Heights?
College Heights scores 6/10 (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 College Heights compare to East Stroudsburg overall?
College Heights scores 1.4 points higher than East Stroudsburg overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,456 vs $1,479.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Heights?
Average gross rent in College Heights is $1,456/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Heights residents are renters?
61% of College Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in East Stroudsburg). The neighborhood has 5,060 residents.
Q5
Is College Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
College Heights sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 College Heights for landlords?
College Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 East Stroudsburg as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of College Heights?
College Heights has 5,130 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.8%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
