Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Park Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Park Forest Village
Tract 42027011504 · Centre County, PA · pop 4,008 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 42027011504 covers part of the Park Hills area of Park Forest Village, PA, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,008 residents. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,755
Renter share53.6%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$77,666
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Park Forest Village and the region
Centroid at 40.7882, -77.8920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Park Hills scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Park Forest Village
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,193 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Park Forest Village
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Park Forest Village
1.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Park Forest Village
2.1
How Park Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Park Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Hills
58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Centre County average of 44.4%. The clearest offset is tenant-organizing strength at 1.6/10. On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 2.1/10.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,193, 10% below the Park Forest Village average. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Centre County average of 4.5 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $77,666.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42027011504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011504?
Census tract 42027011504 in the Park Hills neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 42027011504?
Median gross rent is $1,193/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011504?
22.3% of residents in tract 42027011504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 15th, minority 57th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011504 considered part of Park Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011504 fall within Park Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011504 compare to Park Forest Village overall?
Tract 42027011504 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Park Forest Village at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Park Forest Village; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Park Forest Village
Top eight tracts in Park Forest Village ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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