Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Doylestown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017104702 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,973
Here is how census tract 42017104702, in Doylestown in Bucks County, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,973. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,636 monthly, set against $106,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,419
Renter share58.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$106,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Doylestown and the region
Centroid at 40.3101, -75.1308 · click any tract to drill in
Why Doylestown scores 2.2
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
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,636 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 92Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2004)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 89% 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 about the same as the Bucks County average of 5.4 and in line with 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 27th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 92 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017104702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017104702?
Census tract 42017104702 in Doylestown scores 2.2/10 (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 42017104702?
Median gross rent is $1,636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017104702?
7.1% of residents in tract 42017104702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017104702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 70th, minority 9th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017104702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017104702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.31% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42017104702 compare to Doylestown overall?
Tract 42017104702 scores 2.2/10, 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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