Within county
85
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017100214 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017100214 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,834
Census tract 42017100214 covers Bucks in Bucks County, home to 3,834 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,706 a month while the average household earns $81,016 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,439
Renter share59.1%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$81,016
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.0915, -74.9329 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017100214 scores 3
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
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,706 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 42017100214 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42017100214
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 68th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017100214
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100214?
Census tract 42017100214 in Bucks County scores 3/10 (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 42017100214?
Median gross rent is $1,706/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100214?
10.9% of residents in tract 42017100214 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,834.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100214?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 28th, minority 74th, housing 62th.
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