Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Berea Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21151011401 · Madison County, KY · pop 2,939 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Berea

Tract 21151011401 covers Berea in Kentucky. Home to 2,939 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $963 a month against an average household income of $69,023 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 16% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,139

Renter share25.4%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$69,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berea and the region

Centroid at 37.5636, -84.3440 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berea scores 3.6

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

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$963 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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: 30

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

20%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Berea

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Berea eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Madison County average of 4.4 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 21151011401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151011401?

Census tract 21151011401 in Berea scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21151011401?

Median gross rent is $963/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151011401?

7.4% of residents in tract 21151011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,939.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151011401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 84th, minority 13th, housing 28th.

How does tract 21151011401 compare to Berea overall?

Tract 21151011401 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Berea at 2.3/10. 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.