Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Locust Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Coopersburg
Tract 42077006905 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 5,766 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Here is how census tract 42077006905, in Locust Valley in Coopersburg, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,766. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,178 a month while the average household earns $132,891 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
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 county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very 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 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 climbed 300% 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
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty 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 below 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 20 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.0% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 42077006905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077006905?
Census tract 42077006905 in the Locust Valley neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 1.7/10, 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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