Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Doylestown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017104701 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,947 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Doylestown
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42017104701 (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,851 a month while the average household earns $76,939 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,732
Renter share60.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$76,939
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Doylestown and the region
Centroid at 40.3183, -75.1344 · click any tract to drill in
Why Doylestown scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Doylestown
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,851 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Doylestown
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Doylestown
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Doylestown
5.3
How Doylestown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 12%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)
- 60Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2006)
- 12Filings 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 Doylestown
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Doylestown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bucks County average of 5.4 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 White and ranks around the 45th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 60 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2006.
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 42017104701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017104701?
Census tract 42017104701 in Doylestown scores 2.8/10 (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 42017104701?
Median gross rent is $1,851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017104701?
7.7% of residents in tract 42017104701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017104701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 66th, minority 12th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017104701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017104701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.71% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42017104701 compare to Doylestown overall?
Tract 42017104701 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Doylestown at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Doylestown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Doylestown
Top eight tracts in Doylestown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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