Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Biery's Port Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Catasauqua
Tract 42077005702 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,257 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 42077005702 covers the Biery's Port Historic District area of Catasauqua in Pennsylvania. Home to 4,257 residents, it scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,193 a month against an average household income of $51,832 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,038
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$51,832
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Catasauqua and the region
Centroid at 40.6377, -75.4762 · click any tract to drill in
Why Biery's Port Historic District scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Catasauqua
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,193 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Catasauqua
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Catasauqua
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Catasauqua
7.4
How Biery's Port Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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)
- 146Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2000)
- 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Biery's Port Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Biery's Port Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Catasauqua, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 146 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2000.
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 42077005702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077005702?
Census tract 42077005702 in the Biery's Port Historic District 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 42077005702?
Median gross rent is $1,193/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077005702?
8.4% of residents in tract 42077005702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,257.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077005702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 37th, minority 30th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 42077005702 considered part of Biery's Port Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077005702 fall within Biery's Port Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077005702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077005702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.95% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077005702 compare to Catasauqua overall?
Tract 42077005702 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Catasauqua at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Catasauqua; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Catasauqua
Top eight tracts in Catasauqua ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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