Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Amity Gardens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011011903 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,306 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Amity Gardens
With a score of 3/10, tract 42011011903 in Amity Gardens, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. 8% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Berks County average of 42.9%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,721
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$153,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Amity Gardens and the region
Centroid at 40.3029, -75.7413 · click any tract to drill in
Why Amity Gardens scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Amity Gardens
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,144 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Amity Gardens
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Amity Gardens
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Amity Gardens
5.7
How Amity Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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)
- 23Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2005)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 200% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Amity Gardens
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,144, 24% below the Amity Gardens average.
It sits 1.5 points below the Berks County average of 4.5. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.3/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 filings here across 6 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 6.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10.
Against average income of $153,292, annual rent is just 9%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011011903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011903?
Census tract 42011011903 in Amity Gardens scores 3/10 (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 42011011903?
Median gross rent is $1,144/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011903?
9.4% of residents in tract 42011011903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,306.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 38th, minority 38th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42011011903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.34% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011903 compare to Amity Gardens overall?
Tract 42011011903 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Amity Gardens at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Amity Gardens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Amity Gardens
Top eight tracts in Amity Gardens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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