Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
West Reading Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011011200 · Berks County, PA · pop 4,533
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42011011200 (West Reading, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,159 a month while the average household earns $61,974 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,666
Renter share45.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$61,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Reading and the region
Centroid at 40.3338, -75.9469 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Reading scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Reading
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,159 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Reading
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Reading
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Reading
7.9
How West Reading compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 278Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2002)
- 45Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Reading
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 West Reading eviction risk, 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 278 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 63rd 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 42011011200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011200?
Census tract 42011011200 in West Reading scores 5.5/10 (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 42011011200?
Median gross rent is $1,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011200?
17.9% of residents in tract 42011011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,533.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 58th, minority 65th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 278 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.19% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011200 compare to West Reading overall?
Tract 42011011200 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of West Reading at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Reading eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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