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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally

West Bayfront Eviction Risk: Moderate , Erie

Tract 42049000902 · Erie County, PA · pop 2,283 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

42049000902 is a census tract in the West Bayfront area of Erie, PA. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,283. Against Erie County at 42.3%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 34% Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units827
Renter share89.7%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate47.3%
Median income$20,721

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West Bayfront
Very Low
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 31 tracts In Erie
High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 73 tracts In Erie County
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#745 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Erie and the region

Centroid at 42.1253, -80.0931 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Bayfront scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Erie
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
47.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$737 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Erie
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Erie
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Erie
5.0

How West Bayfront compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Bayfront risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.8This tracttract 0009024.4Erieparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

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Within West Bayfront. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Bayfront

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

The poverty rate is 47%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 90% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Set annual rent against average income of $20,721 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Erie County average of 4.3.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10. Average gross rent is $737, 15% below the Erie average.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Erie. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 42049000902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42049000902?

Census tract 42049000902 in the West Bayfront neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 42049000902?

Median gross rent is $737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42049000902?

47.3% of residents in tract 42049000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,283.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42049000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 34th, minority 41th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 42049000902 considered part of West Bayfront?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42049000902 fall within West Bayfront (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 42049000902 compare to Erie overall?

Tract 42049000902 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Erie at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Erie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 42049000902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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