Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Berea Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21151011304 · Madison County, KY · pop 1,763 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Berea

21151011304 is a census tract in Berea, KY. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,763 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 15% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units632

Renter share14.6%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$80,616

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berea and the region

Centroid at 37.5595, -84.2733 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berea scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Berea

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,024 rent vs county FMR

5.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Berea

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Berea

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Berea

6.7

How Berea compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

27%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Berea

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. At $1,024 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Berea commands. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $80,616, an unusually wide affordability cushion. It tracks the Madison County average of 3.9 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 21151011304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151011304?

Census tract 21151011304 in Berea scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21151011304?

Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151011304?

14.0% of residents in tract 21151011304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,763.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151011304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 39th, minority 18th, housing 30th.

How does tract 21151011304 compare to Berea overall?

Tract 21151011304 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Berea at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berea eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Berea

Top eight tracts in Berea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.