1 census tracts · pop 6,607 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
Dover is a one-tract suburb of Weigelstown, PA, population 6,607. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Weigelstown baseline of 32.7%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 353 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $1,221, 12% below the Weigelstown average of $1,385.
The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 15.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 10.9% in 2006 against a 15.8% peak. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.3/10 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
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dover vs WeigelstownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dover
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
353Total filings (sum)
10.59%Avg annual filing rate
15.8%Peak year (2004)
10.93%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Dover
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dover?
Dover scores 3.3/10 (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 Dover compare to Weigelstown overall?
Dover scores 0.4 points lower than Weigelstown overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,221 vs $1,385.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dover?
Average gross rent in Dover is $1,221/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dover residents are renters?
17% of Dover households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Weigelstown). The neighborhood has 6,607 residents.
Q5
Is Dover a high social-vulnerability area?
Dover sits in the 39th 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 Dover for landlords?
Dover carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Weigelstown as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dover?
Dover has 6,928 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
