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Neighborhood · Harrisburg, PA

New Fox Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 3,875 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10 · range 6.8–7.3

New Fox Ridge takes in 2 census tracts of Harrisburg, PA and houses 3,875 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.

74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 860 across 2 observed tracts.

roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Harrisburg rate of 29.6%. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 11.4% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 8.7% in 2006 against a 11.4% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Harrisburg, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.

Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 7.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
New Fox Ridge vs Harrisburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
33.6% +14%
Harrisburg: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$1,006 -5%
Harrisburg: $1,062
Average HH income
$46,307 -3%
Harrisburg: $47,783
Poverty rate
28.7% -1%
Harrisburg: 29.1%
Renter share
73.6% +16%
Harrisburg: 63.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New Fox Ridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.8–7.3

Why New Fox Ridge scores 7.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
74% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
28.7% below poverty line · Range 3.8–9.6 across tracts
7.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

New Fox Ridge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

New Fox Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.1New Fox RidgeNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in New Fox Ridge

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42043020300 7.3 2,252 29% $1,014
42043020400 6.8 1,623 40% $996
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 72

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in New Fox Ridge

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 860Total filings (sum)
  • 9.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.4%Peak year (2005)
  • 8.42%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About New Fox Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for New Fox Ridge?

New Fox Ridge scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 New Fox Ridge compare to Harrisburg overall?

New Fox Ridge scores 1.2 points higher than Harrisburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,006 vs $1,062.
Q3

What is the average rent in New Fox Ridge?

Average gross rent in New Fox Ridge is $1,006/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of New Fox Ridge residents are renters?

74% of New Fox Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Harrisburg). The neighborhood has 3,875 residents.
Q5

Is New Fox Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

New Fox Ridge sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in New Fox Ridge have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in New Fox Ridge is census tract 42043020300 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 7.3, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is New Fox Ridge for landlords?

New Fox Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Harrisburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of New Fox Ridge?

New Fox Ridge has 3,512 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.8%), Hispanic / Latino (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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