1 census tracts · pop 2,976 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Burnside is a one-tract neighborhood of Bethlehem, PA, population 2,976. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Cost burden runs about a quarter against 31.1% citywide, putting Burnside 6.5% under its own city. Court records for this tract carry 50 eviction filings.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. At $1,218 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Bethlehem commands. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 2.9% of renter households.
Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Bethlehem, it ranks #16 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sayre Park and Westwood. Against average income of $104,018, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Burnside vs BethlehemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Burnside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
2.14%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2006)
2.91%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Burnside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Burnside?
Burnside scores 5.2/10 (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 Burnside compare to Bethlehem overall?
Burnside scores 0.7 points lower than Bethlehem overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,218 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Burnside?
Average gross rent in Burnside is $1,218/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Burnside residents are renters?
23% of Burnside households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Bethlehem). The neighborhood has 2,976 residents.
Q5
Is Burnside a high social-vulnerability area?
Burnside sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Burnside for landlords?
Burnside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Bethlehem as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Burnside?
Burnside has 3,072 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
