Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Pennside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011012104 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,525 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Pennside
Census tract 42011012104 sits in Pennside in Berks County, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #43,297 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,339 a month against an average household income of $104,554 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,332
Renter share8.3%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$104,554
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pennside and the region
Centroid at 40.3389, -75.8571 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pennside scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pennside
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,339 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pennside
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pennside
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pennside
4.1
How Pennside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 177Total filings over 7 yrs
- 28.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.1%Peak (2005)
- 33Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pennside
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 Pennside, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Berks County average of 5.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 177 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 28.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 37.1% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011012104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011012104?
Census tract 42011012104 in Pennside scores 2.1/10 (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 42011012104?
Median gross rent is $1,339/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011012104?
7.4% of residents in tract 42011012104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,525.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011012104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 67th, minority 27th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011012104?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 177 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011012104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 28.30% of renter households, peaking at 37.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011012104 compare to Pennside overall?
Tract 42011012104 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Pennside at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pennside; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pennside
Top eight tracts in Pennside ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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