1 census tracts · pop 1,475 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
McDonough Heights maps to a single census tract in Harwick, PA and houses 1,475 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 25% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.4/10. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 5.3% of renter households.
At $1,065 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Harwick commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.3% in 2006 against a 5.3% peak. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
McDonough Heights vs HarwickHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McDonough Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
26Total filings (sum)
2.91%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2005)
5.29%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About McDonough Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McDonough Heights?
McDonough Heights scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does McDonough Heights compare to Harwick overall?
McDonough Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Harwick overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,065 vs $964.
Q3
What is the average rent in McDonough Heights?
Average gross rent in McDonough Heights is $1,065/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McDonough Heights residents are renters?
12% of McDonough Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Harwick). The neighborhood has 1,475 residents.
Q5
Is McDonough Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
McDonough Heights sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is McDonough Heights for landlords?
McDonough Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Harwick as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of McDonough Heights?
McDonough Heights has 1,515 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Other / Multiracial (4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
