Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Locust Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Coopersburg
Tract 42077006905 ·
Lehigh County, PA · pop 5,766 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 42077006905 in the Locust Valley area of Lehigh County, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 5%Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,058
Renter share8.6%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$132,891
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Locust Valley
Very Low
Within county
36th percentile
#52 of 81 tracts In Lehigh County
Low
Within state
19th percentile
#2,785 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
20th percentile
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Coopersburg and the region
Centroid at 40.5015, -75.4120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Locust Valley scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Coopersburg
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,178 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Coopersburg
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Coopersburg
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Coopersburg
5.0
How Locust Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
3%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
17%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)
20Total filings over 7 yrs
3.37%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak (2003)
4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2006
Filings climbed 300% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Locust Valley. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Against the Lehigh County average of 4.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.7 points. Against Lehigh County at 45.1%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.8/10.
Court records carry 20 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2003 at 7.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.4% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 1.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $132,891, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077006905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077006905?
Census tract 42077006905 in the Locust Valley neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 42077006905?
Median gross rent is $1,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077006905?
3.3% of residents in tract 42077006905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,766.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077006905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 40th, minority 31th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 42077006905 considered part of Locust Valley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077006905 fall within Locust Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077006905?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077006905 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077006905 compare to Coopersburg overall?
Tract 42077006905 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Coopersburg at 4/10. 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.