Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

West End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Allentown

Tract 42077002304 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,475 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 42077002304 covers the West End area of Allentown in Pennsylvania. Home to 4,475 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,365 monthly, set against $102,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 7% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,968

Renter share18.1%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$102,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Allentown and the region

Centroid at 40.6009, -75.5178 · click any tract to drill in

Why West End scores 4.3

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

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,365 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 West End compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

39%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West End

The heaviest input here 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 42077002304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077002304?

Census tract 42077002304 in the West End neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 42077002304?

Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42077002304?

8.6% of residents in tract 42077002304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,475.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42077002304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 49th, minority 46th, housing 35th.

Is tract 42077002304 considered part of West End?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077002304 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42077002304 compare to Allentown overall?

Tract 42077002304 scores 4.3/10, 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

Top eight tracts in Allentown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.