1 census tracts · pop 4,992 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Stemton is a one-tract neighborhood of Northampton, PA and houses 4,992 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 30.0% citywide, putting Stemton 20.4% over its own city.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 71 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 6.8% of renter households. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Judgments average 2.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,208, close to the Northampton average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Stemton vs NorthamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stemton
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
71Total filings (sum)
4.00%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2006)
6.75%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Stemton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stemton?
Stemton scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 Stemton compare to Northampton overall?
Stemton scores 0.6 points lower than Northampton overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,208 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stemton?
Average gross rent in Stemton is $1,208/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stemton residents are renters?
26% of Stemton households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 4,992 residents.
Q5
Is Stemton a high social-vulnerability area?
Stemton sits in the 45th 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 Stemton for landlords?
Stemton carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Northampton as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Stemton?
Stemton has 5,063 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
