Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Waldheim Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077001502 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 7,162 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Waldheim Park neighborhood of Allentown for landlords? Census tract 42077001502 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #11,579 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,384 a month against an average household income of $62,411 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,854
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$62,411
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.5645, -75.4600 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waldheim Park scores 6.1
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
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,384 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Waldheim Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 1,102Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.4%Peak (2003)
- 167Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 20% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waldheim Park
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 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 80th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,102 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.4% of renter households in 2003.
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 42077001502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077001502?
Census tract 42077001502 in the Waldheim Park neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 42077001502?
Median gross rent is $1,384/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077001502?
21.4% of residents in tract 42077001502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077001502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 85th, minority 73th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 42077001502 considered part of Waldheim Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077001502 fall within Waldheim Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077001502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,102 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077001502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.36% of renter households, peaking at 14.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077001502 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077001502 scores 6.1/10, 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.
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