Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Camp Curtin Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harrisburg

Tract 42043025500 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 3,917 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Camp Curtin neighborhood of Harrisburg is where census tract 42043025500 sits, home to 3,917 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,225 monthly, set against $50,148 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 34% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,399

Renter share64.2%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate38.0%

Median income$50,148

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harrisburg and the region

Centroid at 40.2813, -76.8913 · click any tract to drill in

Why Camp Curtin scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Harrisburg

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

38.0% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$1,225 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Harrisburg

5.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Harrisburg

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Harrisburg

7.1

How Camp Curtin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

91%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
46%Grade B
27%Grade C
27%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Camp Curtin

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Harrisburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dauphin County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 27% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 42043025500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043025500?

Census tract 42043025500 in the Camp Curtin neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 42043025500?

Median gross rent is $1,225/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42043025500?

38.0% of residents in tract 42043025500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,917.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42043025500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 88th, minority 86th, housing 71th.

Is tract 42043025500 considered part of Camp Curtin?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043025500 fall within Camp Curtin (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 42043025500 compare to Harrisburg overall?

Tract 42043025500 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Harrisburg at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harrisburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 42043025500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 27% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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