Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017103700 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017103700 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,375
Bucks in Bucks County is where census tract 42017103700 sits, home to 3,375 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. It lands near the 25th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,361 a month while the average household earns $102,471 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,357
Renter share17.5%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$102,471
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.5186, -75.1742 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017103700 scores 2.3
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,361 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 42017103700 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 24Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2000)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% 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 42017103700
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 below the Bucks County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017103700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017103700?
Census tract 42017103700 in Bucks County scores 2.3/10 (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 42017103700?
Median gross rent is $1,361/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017103700?
5.8% of residents in tract 42017103700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017103700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 25th, minority 11th, housing 17th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017103700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42017103700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.83% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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