Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
South Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077000600 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 6,411 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 42077000600 covers part of the South Side area of Allentown, PA, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,411 residents. 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
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,264
Renter share37.9%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$47,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.5922, -75.4495 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Side scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allentown
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allentown
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
How South Side compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 522Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.0%Peak (2000)
- 77Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Side
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.2/10. Cost burden runs 59% here against 45.1% across Lehigh County. It sits 1.9 points above the Lehigh County average of 4.7.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,095, 17% below the Allentown average. The filing record is not thin: 522 evictions over 7 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2000, when 14.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 8.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $47,000.
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 42077000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077000600?
Census tract 42077000600 in the South Side neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 42077000600?
Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077000600?
15.6% of residents in tract 42077000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,411.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 92th, minority 83th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 42077000600 considered part of South Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077000600 fall within South Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077000600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 522 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.73% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077000600 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077000600 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Allentown at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allentown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Allentown
Top eight tracts in Allentown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6th Ward
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Union Terrace
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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1st Ward
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Jordan Heights
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Sacred Heart
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Center City
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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