Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Amity Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011011906 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,001 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Amity Gardens
Tract 42011011906 sits in Amity Gardens, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. Population here is 5,001. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.8/10.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,766
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$93,056
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Amity Gardens and the region
Centroid at 40.2679, -75.7269 · click any tract to drill in
Why Amity Gardens scores 4.4
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
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,347 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Amity Gardens
Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Against Berks County at 42.9%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $1,347 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Amity Gardens commands. On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 3.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $93,056, annual rent is just 17%.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Berks County average of 4.5 closely.
30% 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 42011011906
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011906?
Census tract 42011011906 in Amity Gardens scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 42011011906?
Median gross rent is $1,347/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011906?
18.1% of residents in tract 42011011906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011906?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 30th, minority 27th, housing 52th.
Q5
How does tract 42011011906 compare to Amity Gardens overall?
Tract 42011011906 scores 4.4/10, higher 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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