Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Wyomissing Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011011101 · Berks County, PA · pop 2,210
Wyomissing is where census tract 42011011101 sits, home to 2,210 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #15,157 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,840 monthly, set against $59,825 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,326
Renter share76.8%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$59,825
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wyomissing and the region
Centroid at 40.3443, -75.9647 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wyomissing scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wyomissing
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,840 rent vs county FMR
8.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wyomissing
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wyomissing
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wyomissing
5.1
How Wyomissing compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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)
- 48Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2006)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 400% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wyomissing
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wyomissing, 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 48 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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 42011011101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011101?
Census tract 42011011101 in Wyomissing scores 3.4/10 (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 42011011101?
Median gross rent is $1,840/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011101?
14.9% of residents in tract 42011011101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,210.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 69th, minority 48th, housing 71th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011011101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.25% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011101 compare to Wyomissing overall?
Tract 42011011101 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Wyomissing at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyomissing; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wyomissing
Top eight tracts in Wyomissing ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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