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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Dogwood Hollow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Levittown

Tract 42017100408 · Bucks County, PA · pop 6,331 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 42017100408 covers part of the Dogwood Hollow area of Levittown, PA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. 86% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Bucks County average of 41.8%.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 1% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,284
Renter share7.4%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$82,117

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Dogwood Hollow
High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 12 tracts In Levittown
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 147 tracts In Bucks County
Very High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#957 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Levittown and the region

Centroid at 40.1548, -74.8413 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dogwood Hollow scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Levittown
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Levittown
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Levittown
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Levittown
6.1

How Dogwood Hollow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Dogwood Hollow risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 1004084.0Levittownparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

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)

  • 132Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 15.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.1%Peak (2003)
  • 21Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42017100408
Filings climbed 24% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Dogwood Hollow. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dogwood Hollow

Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.6/10.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Against the Bucks County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. At $1,813 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Levittown commands.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. Court records carry 132 eviction filings across 7 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2003, when 22.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 15.4% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42017100408

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100408?

Census tract 42017100408 in the Dogwood Hollow neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 42017100408?

Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100408?

14.9% of residents in tract 42017100408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,331.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 86th, minority 41th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 42017100408 considered part of Dogwood Hollow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42017100408 fall within Dogwood Hollow (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100408?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017100408 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.43% of renter households, peaking at 22.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42017100408 compare to Levittown overall?

Tract 42017100408 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Levittown at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Levittown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Levittown

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

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