Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Greenfields Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010304 · Berks County, PA · pop 6,671 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Greenfields
42011010304 is a census tract in Greenfields, PA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,671. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,416
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$97,778
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Greenfields and the region
Centroid at 40.3976, -75.9976 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greenfields scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Greenfields
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenfields
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenfields
2.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenfields
6.2
How Greenfields compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 24Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2001)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greenfields
Average gross rent is $1,230, 39% below the Greenfields average. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.8/10. Against the Berks County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. Court records carry 24 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2001 at 2.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.3/10.
Against average income of $97,778, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010304?
Census tract 42011010304 in Greenfields 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 42011010304?
Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010304?
2.7% of residents in tract 42011010304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 35th, minority 23th, housing 39th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011010304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.26% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010304 compare to Greenfields overall?
Tract 42011010304 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Greenfields at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenfields; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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