Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Locust Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Coopersburg
Tract 42077006902 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 2,332 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Eviction risk in the Locust Valley neighborhood of Coopersburg centers on tract 42077006902, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,332 residents. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $942 a month while the average household earns $69,531 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,115
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$69,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Coopersburg and the region
Centroid at 40.5097, -75.3915 · click any tract to drill in
Why Locust Valley scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Coopersburg
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$942 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Coopersburg
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Coopersburg
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Coopersburg
5.8
How Locust Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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)
- 76Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2002)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Locust Valley. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Locust Valley
What moves this score most is rent-control risk 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 Coopersburg, 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 29th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 76 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2002.
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 42077006902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077006902?
Census tract 42077006902 in the Locust Valley neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 42077006902?
Median gross rent is $942/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077006902?
5.9% of residents in tract 42077006902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,332.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077006902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 38th, minority 24th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 42077006902 considered part of Locust Valley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077006902 fall within Locust Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077006902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077006902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.66% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077006902 compare to Coopersburg overall?
Tract 42077006902 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Coopersburg at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Coopersburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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