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College Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , State College

Tract 42027012300 · Centre County, PA · pop 2,280 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42027012300 (College Heights in State College, Pennsylvania) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,608 a month while the average household earns $140,357 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 10% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units922

Renter share27.5%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate7.9%

Median income$140,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across State College and the region

Centroid at 40.7991, -77.8757 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from State College

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

7.9% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,608 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from State College

9.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from State College

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from State College

9.4

How College Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

10%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 inherited from State College eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Centre County average of 4.8 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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 42027012300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027012300?

Census tract 42027012300 in the College Heights neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42027012300?

Median gross rent is $1,608/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42027012300?

7.9% of residents in tract 42027012300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,280.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42027012300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 4th, minority 17th, housing 9th.

Is tract 42027012300 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027012300 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42027012300 compare to State College overall?

Tract 42027012300 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of State College at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from State College eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in State College

Top eight tracts in State College ranked by composite eviction-risk score.