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Newburg Homes Eviction Risk: Lower , Palmer Heights

Tract 42095017402 · Northampton County, PA · pop 3,893 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Newburg Homes area of Palmer Heights for landlords? Census tract 42095017402 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,386 monthly, set against $100,536 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.8
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Newburg Homes
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Palmer Heights
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#65 of 74 tracts In Northampton County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#3,065 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
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 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Newburg Homes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 017402Palmer Heights: 3.83.8Palmer Heightsparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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)

  • 29Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 5.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2006)
  • 9Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420950174022000: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (3.90/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (9.11/100 renter HHs)2004: 5 filings (6.51/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2006: 9 filings (10.04/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Newburg Homes

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palmer Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Northampton County average of 5.6 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

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 1.8/10 (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 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Palmer Heights at 3.8/10. 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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