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Park Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Allentown

Tract 42077002302 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 2,835 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42077002302 belongs to Park Ridge in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,835 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,209 a month against an average household income of $70,430 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 19% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,153
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$70,430

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Park Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 28 tracts In Allentown
Very Low
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 81 tracts In Lehigh County
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#901 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Allentown and the region

Centroid at 40.5885, -75.5103 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Ridge scores 5

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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,209 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Park Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Park Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 002302Allentown: 5.05.0Allentownparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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)

  • 45Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.5%Peak (2004)
  • 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420770023022000: 5 filings (3.26/100 renter HHs)2001: 4 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2003: 6 filings (3.92/100 renter HHs)2004: 13 filings (8.49/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (3.27/100 renter HHs)2006: 11 filings (8.99/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 120% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Ridge

What moves this score most is 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 below the Lehigh County average of 5.8 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 45 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42077002302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077002302?

Census tract 42077002302 in the Park Ridge neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 42077002302?

Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42077002302?

10.1% of residents in tract 42077002302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,835.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42077002302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 66th, minority 48th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 42077002302 considered part of Park Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077002302 fall within Park Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077002302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077002302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.55% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42077002302 compare to Allentown overall?

Tract 42077002302 scores 5/10, right in line with 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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