Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Biery's Port Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Catasauqua
Tract 42077005901 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 6,512 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 3.9/10, tract 42077005901 in the Biery's Port Historic District area of Catasauqua, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,512 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,743
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$74,363
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Catasauqua and the region
Centroid at 40.6538, -75.4610 · click any tract to drill in
Why Biery's Port Historic District scores 3.9
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Catasauqua
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Catasauqua
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Catasauqua
6.0
How Biery's Port Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 423Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2003)
- 52Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% 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
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.1/10. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. Court records carry 423 eviction filings across 7 observed years. It sits 0.8 points below the Lehigh County average of 4.7.
At $1,130 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Catasauqua commands. Filings peaked in 2003 at 9.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.7/10. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $74,363. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077005901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077005901?
Census tract 42077005901 in the Biery's Port Historic District neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 42077005901?
Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077005901?
8.3% of residents in tract 42077005901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,512.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077005901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 58th, minority 37th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 42077005901 considered part of Biery's Port Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077005901 fall within Biery's Port Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077005901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 423 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077005901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.13% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077005901 compare to Catasauqua overall?
Tract 42077005901 scores 3.9/10, right in line with 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.
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