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Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Stemton Eviction Risk: Lower , Northampton

Tract 42095016202 · Northampton County, PA · pop 4,992 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 3.4/10, tract 42095016202 in the Stemton area of Northampton, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,992. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,055
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$91,190

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Stemton
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Northampton
Very Low
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 74 tracts In Northampton County
Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#2,398 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Northampton and the region

Centroid at 40.6813, -75.4824 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stemton scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Northampton
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northampton
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northampton
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northampton
5.4

How Stemton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stemton risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0162024.0Northamptonparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 71Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.00%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.8%Peak (2006)
  • 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42095016202
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stemton

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against Northampton County at 43.1%, roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.1 points below the Northampton County average of 4.5. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 filings here across 7 tracked years.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when 6.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $91,190, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42095016202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095016202?

Census tract 42095016202 in the Stemton neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 42095016202?

Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42095016202?

3.6% of residents in tract 42095016202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,992.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42095016202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 68th, minority 22th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 42095016202 considered part of Stemton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095016202 fall within Stemton (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095016202?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42095016202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.00% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42095016202 compare to Northampton overall?

Tract 42095016202 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Northampton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northampton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northampton

Top eight tracts in Northampton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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