Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Bungalow Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Dorneyville
Tract 42077006703 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 6,290 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 42077006703 reflects conditions in the Bungalow Park area of Dorneyville, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,742 a month against an average household income of $135,729 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,362
Renter share16.9%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$135,729
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dorneyville and the region
Centroid at 40.5697, -75.5167 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bungalow Park scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dorneyville
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,742 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dorneyville
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dorneyville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dorneyville
3.5
How Bungalow Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 23Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.2%Peak (2005)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bungalow Park
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 Dorneyville, 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 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 23 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077006703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077006703?
Census tract 42077006703 in the Bungalow Park neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 42077006703?
Median gross rent is $1,742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077006703?
6.7% of residents in tract 42077006703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,290.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077006703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 27th, minority 24th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 42077006703 considered part of Bungalow Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077006703 fall within Bungalow Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077006703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077006703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.18% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077006703 compare to Dorneyville overall?
Tract 42077006703 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Dorneyville at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dorneyville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dorneyville
Top eight tracts in Dorneyville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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