1 census tracts · pop 4,195 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Colonial Heights maps to a single census tract in Mechanicsburg, PA and houses 4,195 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2/10. Against a Mechanicsburg baseline of 22.9%, 17% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 101 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.6/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 3.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $962, 11% below the Mechanicsburg average of $1,083.
Judgments average 2.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $65,417, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Colonial Heights vs MechanicsburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Colonial Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
101Total filings (sum)
3.18%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2004)
3.78%Latest filed (2004)
Frequently asked
About Colonial Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Colonial Heights?
Colonial Heights scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Colonial Heights compare to Mechanicsburg overall?
Colonial Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Mechanicsburg overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $962 vs $1,083.
Q3
What is the average rent in Colonial Heights?
Average gross rent in Colonial Heights is $962/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Colonial Heights residents are renters?
42% of Colonial Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Mechanicsburg). The neighborhood has 4,195 residents.
Q5
Is Colonial Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Colonial Heights sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Colonial Heights for landlords?
Colonial Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mechanicsburg as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Colonial Heights?
Colonial Heights has 4,302 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
