Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017102300 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017102300 · Bucks County, PA · pop 5,809
42017102300 is a census tract in Bucks County, PA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. 8% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Bucks County average of 41.8%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,244
Renter share12.2%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$131,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.4086, -75.2902 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017102300 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
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 42017102300 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 67Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2001)
- 10Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% 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 42017102300
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2/10.
It sits 1.0 points below the Bucks County average of 4.0. Court records carry 67 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2001, when 5.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10.
Against average income of $131,529, annual rent is just 11%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017102300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017102300?
Census tract 42017102300 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 42017102300?
Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017102300?
2.6% of residents in tract 42017102300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,809.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017102300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 5th, minority 2th, housing 19th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017102300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017102300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.15% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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