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Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Georgetown Eviction Risk: Lower , Mechanicsburg

Tract 42041011500 · Cumberland County, PA · pop 5,207 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42041011500 runs through the Georgetown area of Mechanicsburg. With 5,207 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #63,135 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,302 a month while the average household earns $89,643 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 15% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,016
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$89,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Georgetown
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Mechanicsburg
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 55 tracts In Cumberland County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#2,922 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mechanicsburg and the region

Centroid at 40.2084, -76.9992 · click any tract to drill in

Why Georgetown scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mechanicsburg
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mechanicsburg
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mechanicsburg
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mechanicsburg
2.9

How Georgetown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Georgetown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 011500Mechanicsburg: 3.53.5Mechanicsburgparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 32Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2004)
  • 18Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2004
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420410115002000: 4 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)2003: 10 filings (2.41/100 renter HHs)2004: 18 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Georgetown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Mechanicsburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cumberland County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.3% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 42041011500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42041011500?

Census tract 42041011500 in the Georgetown neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 42041011500?

Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42041011500?

4.1% of residents in tract 42041011500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,207.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42041011500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 48th, minority 26th, housing 9th.
Q5

Is tract 42041011500 considered part of Georgetown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42041011500 fall within Georgetown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42041011500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 42041011500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.57% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42041011500 compare to Mechanicsburg overall?

Tract 42041011500 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Mechanicsburg at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mechanicsburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mechanicsburg

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

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