Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Berea Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21151011402 · Madison County, KY · pop 1,773 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Berea

With a score of 3.6/10, tract 21151011402 in Berea, KY reads lower for landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 30% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units646

Renter share42.0%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate15.9%

Median income$82,045

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berea and the region

Centroid at 37.6124, -84.3491 · 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

15.9% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$966 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: 20

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

41%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Berea

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Madison County average of 36.3%.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $966, 16% above the Berea average.

On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $82,045, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Madison County average of 3.9 closely. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 21151011402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151011402?

Census tract 21151011402 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 21151011402?

Median gross rent is $966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151011402?

15.9% of residents in tract 21151011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,773.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151011402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 10th, minority 20th, housing 25th.

How does tract 21151011402 compare to Berea overall?

Tract 21151011402 scores 3.6/10, 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.