Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101805 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101805 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,065
For landlords sizing up Bucks in Bucks County, census tract 42017101805 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $140,357 a year. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units798
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$140,357
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.2561, -75.1230 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101805 scores 1.6
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
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 42017101805 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 8Total filings over 5 yrs
- 0.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2003)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% 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 42017101805
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101805?
Census tract 42017101805 in Bucks County scores 1.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42017101805?
2.0% of residents in tract 42017101805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,065.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 10th, minority 17th, housing 13th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101805?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42017101805 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.74% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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