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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Highlands Historic District Eviction Risk: High , State College

Tract 42027012100 · Centre County, PA · pop 6,792 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 42027012100 sits in the Highlands Historic District area of State College eviction risk, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8/10. The severe-burden share is 100%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 100% Stable renters 0% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units30
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate100.0%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Highlands Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In State College
Moderate
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 41 tracts In Centre County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across State College and the region

Centroid at 40.8014, -77.8564 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highlands Historic District scores 8

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
100.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Highlands Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highlands Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 0121006.6State Collegeparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highlands Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highlands Historic District

100% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Centre County average of 44.4%. Against the Centre County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 3.5 points. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

The poverty rate is 100%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.8/10. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.4/10. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 6.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 3.4 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42027012100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027012100?

Census tract 42027012100 in the Highlands Historic District neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 poverty rate in tract 42027012100?

100.0% of residents in tract 42027012100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,792.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 42027012100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 0th, minority 45th, housing 86th.
Q4

Is tract 42027012100 considered part of Highlands Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027012100 fall within Highlands Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q5

How does tract 42027012100 compare to State College overall?

Tract 42027012100 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of State College at 6.6/10. 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.

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