Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Lyons Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011014102 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,662 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Lyons
Census tract 42011014102 covers part of Lyons, PA, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,498
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$69,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lyons and the region
Centroid at 40.5254, -75.7459 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lyons scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lyons
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lyons
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lyons
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lyons
6.8
How Lyons 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.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lyons
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.
At $1,138 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Lyons commands. Against Berks County at 42.9%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the softer side, economic stress reads 3.1/10.
That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.1/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Berks County average of 4.5 closely.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $69,821. 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011014102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011014102?
Census tract 42011014102 in Lyons scores 4.5/10 (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 42011014102?
Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011014102?
12.2% of residents in tract 42011014102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,662.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011014102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 15th, minority 15th, housing 92th.
Q5
How does tract 42011014102 compare to Lyons overall?
Tract 42011014102 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lyons at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lyons; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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