1 census tracts · pop 2,681 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Owl Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Tamaqua, PA, population 2,681. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Tamaqua baseline of 24.6%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. 23% 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.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.3/10. At $792 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Tamaqua commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 42 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 4.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.9% in 2003 against a 4.2% peak.
Against average income of $53,917, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Owl Creek vs TamaquaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Owl Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
3.43%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2000)
2.94%Latest filed (2003)
Frequently asked
About Owl Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Owl Creek?
Owl Creek scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Owl Creek compare to Tamaqua overall?
Owl Creek scores 0.9 points higher than Tamaqua overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $792 vs $996.
Q3
What is the average rent in Owl Creek?
Average gross rent in Owl Creek is $792/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Owl Creek residents are renters?
39% of Owl Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tamaqua). The neighborhood has 2,681 residents.
Q5
Is Owl Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Owl Creek sits in the 34th 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 Owl Creek for landlords?
Owl Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Tamaqua as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Owl Creek?
Owl Creek has 2,803 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
