Census Tract · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Reading Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42011002002 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,318

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 42011002002 in Reading ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,318 residents. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 77% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,438 monthly, set against $45,357 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 13% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,160

Renter share58.3%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate38.1%

Median income$45,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Reading and the region

Centroid at 40.3267, -75.9088 · click any tract to drill in

Why Reading scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Reading

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

38.1% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$1,438 rent vs county FMR

5.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Reading

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Reading

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Reading

8.2

How Reading compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

98%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Reading

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Reading eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 42011002002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011002002?

Census tract 42011002002 in Reading scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42011002002?

Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42011002002?

38.1% of residents in tract 42011002002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,318.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42011002002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 87th, housing 18th.

How does tract 42011002002 compare to Reading overall?

Tract 42011002002 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Reading at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Reading eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Reading

Top eight tracts in Reading ranked by composite eviction-risk score.