Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Newburg Homes Eviction Risk: Lower , Palmer Heights
Tract 42095017402 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,893 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 42095017402 sits in the Newburg Homes area of Palmer Heights, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. 50% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,465
Renter share6.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$100,536
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmer Heights and the region
Centroid at 40.6938, -75.2683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Newburg Homes scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmer Heights
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,386 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmer Heights
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmer Heights
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmer Heights
2.6
How Newburg Homes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 29Total filings over 6 yrs
- 5.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak (2006)
- 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Newburg Homes
Cost burden runs 59% here against 43.1% across Northampton County. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10.
It sits 1.5 points below the Northampton County average of 4.5. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.
Court records carry 29 eviction filings across 6 observed years. Filings peaked in 2006 at 10.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 5.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $100,536, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42095017402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42095017402?
Census tract 42095017402 in the Newburg Homes neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 42095017402?
Median gross rent is $1,386/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42095017402?
2.3% of residents in tract 42095017402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42095017402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 27th, minority 23th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 42095017402 considered part of Newburg Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42095017402 fall within Newburg Homes (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42095017402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42095017402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.92% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42095017402 compare to Palmer Heights overall?
Tract 42095017402 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Palmer Heights at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmer Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmer Heights
Top eight tracts in Palmer Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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