Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 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
The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 42027011504 reflects conditions in the Park Hills area of Park Forest Village, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,193 a month while the average household earns $77,666 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
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
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
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 5.1
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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 inherited from Park Forest Village, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Centre County average of 4.8 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 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 5.1/10 (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 5.1/10, 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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