Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017103900 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017103900 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,819
The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 42017103900 reflects conditions in Bucks, Pennsylvania. 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 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,831 a month against an average household income of $124,821 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,787
Renter share9.3%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$124,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.4858, -75.0964 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017103900 scores 1.7
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
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,831 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 42017103900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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)
- 43Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2004)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% 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 42017103900
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 43 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 42017103900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017103900?
Census tract 42017103900 in Bucks County scores 1.7/10 (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 42017103900?
Median gross rent is $1,831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017103900?
2.8% of residents in tract 42017103900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,819.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017103900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 12th, minority 14th, housing 28th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017103900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017103900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.24% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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