Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Laureldale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011012800 · Berks County, PA · pop 4,238
Census tract 42011012800 belongs to Laureldale, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,238 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,249 a month while the average household earns $64,792 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,556
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$64,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laureldale and the region
Centroid at 40.3897, -75.9135 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laureldale scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laureldale
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,249 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laureldale
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laureldale
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laureldale
7.4
How Laureldale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 32Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2004)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laureldale
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Laureldale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berks County average of 5.7 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011012800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011012800?
Census tract 42011012800 in Laureldale scores 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 42011012800?
Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011012800?
12.1% of residents in tract 42011012800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,238.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011012800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 94th, minority 61th, housing 13th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011012800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011012800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.66% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011012800 compare to Laureldale overall?
Tract 42011012800 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Laureldale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laureldale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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