Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Trexler Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Allentown

Tract 42077002303 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 3,305 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 42077002303 sits in Trexler Park in Allentown eviction risk, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,867 a month while the average household earns $97,587 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 39% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units1,378

Renter share68.8%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$97,587

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Allentown and the region

Centroid at 40.5936, -75.5363 · click any tract to drill in

Why Trexler Park scores 4.4

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

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,867 rent vs county FMR

7.4

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 Trexler Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

49%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Trexler Park

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 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.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 46th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42077002303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077002303?

Census tract 42077002303 in the Trexler Park neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42077002303?

Median gross rent is $1,867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42077002303?

8.5% of residents in tract 42077002303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,305.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42077002303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 45th, minority 68th, housing 32th.

Is tract 42077002303 considered part of Trexler Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077002303 fall within Trexler Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42077002303 compare to Allentown overall?

Tract 42077002303 scores 4.4/10, lower 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

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