Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Signal Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42041011306 · Cumberland County, PA · pop 3,550 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

For landlords sizing up Signal Hill in Cumberland, census tract 42041011306 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,223 monthly, set against $115,139 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,317

Renter share20.1%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate16.0%

Median income$115,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cumberland County and the region

Centroid at 40.2613, -77.0000 · click any tract to drill in

Why Signal Hill scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

State baseline

3.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

16.0% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,223 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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 Signal Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

9%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Signal Hill

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 above the Cumberland County average of 5.1 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 14th 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 42041011306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42041011306?

Census tract 42041011306 in the Signal Hill neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42041011306?

Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42041011306?

16.0% of residents in tract 42041011306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,550.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42041011306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 40th, minority 49th, housing 15th.

Is tract 42041011306 considered part of Signal Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42041011306 fall within Signal Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).