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Fairview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Allentown

Tract 42077001401 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 7,598 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Fairview area of Allentown centers on tract 42077001401, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 7,598 residents. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,195 monthly, set against $49,796 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 32% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units3,020
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$49,796

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fairview
Moderate
Within parent city
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 28 tracts In Allentown
Low
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 81 tracts In Lehigh County
Elevated
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#593 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Allentown and the region

Centroid at 40.5893, -75.4739 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairview scores 5.6

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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,195 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Fairview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairview risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 001401Allentown: 5.05.0Allentownparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 872Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.7%Peak (2006)
  • 154Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420770014012000: 104 filings (7.40/100 renter HHs)2001: 106 filings (7.55/100 renter HHs)2002: 141 filings (10.04/100 renter HHs)2003: 98 filings (6.98/100 renter HHs)2004: 142 filings (10.11/100 renter HHs)2005: 127 filings (8.83/100 renter HHs)2006: 154 filings (10.70/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairview

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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 872 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th 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 42077001401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077001401?

Census tract 42077001401 in the Fairview neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 42077001401?

Median gross rent is $1,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42077001401?

12.7% of residents in tract 42077001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,598.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42077001401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 94th, minority 80th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 42077001401 considered part of Fairview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077001401 fall within Fairview (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077001401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 872 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077001401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.80% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42077001401 compare to Allentown overall?

Tract 42077001401 scores 5.6/10, 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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