Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Shippensburg University Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 42041013104 · Cumberland County, PA · pop 2,741 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University is where census tract 42041013104 sits, home to 2,741 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #13,307 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,291 a month while the average household earns $39,688 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 24% Owners 13%

Tract context

Occupied units339

Renter share87.3%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate41.7%

Median income$39,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Shippensburg University and the region

Centroid at 40.0611, -77.5255 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shippensburg University scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Shippensburg University

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

41.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,291 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Shippensburg University

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Shippensburg University

9.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Shippensburg University

2.6

How Shippensburg University compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

93%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shippensburg University

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Shippensburg University, 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 above 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 63rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42041013104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42041013104?

Census tract 42041013104 in Shippensburg University scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 42041013104?

Median gross rent is $1,291/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42041013104?

41.7% of residents in tract 42041013104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,741.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42041013104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 2th, minority 46th, housing 76th.

How does tract 42041013104 compare to Shippensburg University overall?

Tract 42041013104 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Shippensburg University at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shippensburg University; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.