Within county
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017100212 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017100212 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,751
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 42017100212 in Bucks County, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,751 residents. Against Bucks County at 41.8%, 28% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,297
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$89,698
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1345, -74.9126 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017100212 scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,855 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42017100212 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 12Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2001)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42017100212
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.6/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.3/10.
13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 12 evictions over 6 years of observation. Against the Bucks County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
The worst year on record was 2001, when 4.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Average gross rent runs $1,855 a month.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $89,698.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017100212
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100212?
Census tract 42017100212 in Bucks County scores 4.7/10 (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 42017100212?
Median gross rent is $1,855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100212?
9.1% of residents in tract 42017100212 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,751.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100212?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 53th, minority 34th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100212?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42017100212 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.42% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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