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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Jordan Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown

Tract 42077000800 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,207 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 42077000800 sits in the Jordan Heights area of Allentown eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

79% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,272 a month against an average household income of $31,774 a year, roughly 48% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62% Stable renters 16% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,196
Renter share78.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate54.9%
Median income$31,774

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Jordan Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 28 tracts In Allentown
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 81 tracts In Lehigh County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Allentown and the region

Centroid at 40.6121, -75.4717 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jordan Heights scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
54.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,272 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Jordan Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Jordan Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.27.2This tracttract 000800Allentown: 5.05.0Allentownparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 817Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 16.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.8%Peak (2006)
  • 152Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420770008002000: 74 filings (11.73/100 renter HHs)2001: 95 filings (15.06/100 renter HHs)2002: 110 filings (17.43/100 renter HHs)2003: 114 filings (18.07/100 renter HHs)2004: 142 filings (22.50/100 renter HHs)2005: 130 filings (15.22/100 renter HHs)2006: 152 filings (17.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 105% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jordan Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Allentown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lehigh County average of 5.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 817 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 16.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42077000800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077000800?

Census tract 42077000800 in the Jordan Heights neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 42077000800?

Median gross rent is $1,272/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42077000800?

54.9% of residents in tract 42077000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,207.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42077000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 99th, minority 89th, housing 49th.
Q5

Is tract 42077000800 considered part of Jordan Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077000800 fall within Jordan Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077000800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 817 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077000800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.83% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42077000800 compare to Allentown overall?

Tract 42077000800 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Allentown at 5/10. 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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