Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bethlehem
Tract 42077009200 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 3,735 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
Census tract 42077009200 covers the Westwood neighborhood of Bethlehem, home to 3,735 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,586 a month while the average household earns $79,741 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,818
Renter share40.2%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$79,741
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bethlehem and the region
Centroid at 40.6396, -75.4176 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bethlehem
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,586 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bethlehem
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bethlehem
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bethlehem
7.1
How Westwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 329Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2002)
- 54Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 80% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Bethlehem 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 329 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 42077009200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077009200?
Census tract 42077009200 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 42077009200?
Median gross rent is $1,586/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077009200?
5.5% of residents in tract 42077009200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,735.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077009200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 43th, minority 51th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 42077009200 considered part of Westwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077009200 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077009200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 329 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077009200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.08% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077009200 compare to Bethlehem overall?
Tract 42077009200 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Bethlehem at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethlehem eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Bethlehem
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7.1
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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