1 census tracts · pop 2,273 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Summit Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Harrisburg, PA, population 2,273. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 29.6% citywide, putting Summit Terrace 21.2% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 610 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 34.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 36.4% in 2006 against a 34.2% peak. Average gross rent is $980, 8% below the Harrisburg average of $1,062. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Harrisburg, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Summit Terrace vs HarrisburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Summit Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
610Total filings (sum)
29.76%Avg annual filing rate
34.2%Peak year (2000)
36.43%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Summit Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Summit Terrace?
Summit Terrace scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Summit Terrace compare to Harrisburg overall?
Summit Terrace scores 1.4 points higher than Harrisburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $980 vs $1,062.
Q3
What is the average rent in Summit Terrace?
Average gross rent in Summit Terrace is $980/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Summit Terrace residents are renters?
61% of Summit Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Harrisburg). The neighborhood has 2,273 residents.
Q5
Is Summit Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Summit Terrace sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Summit Terrace for landlords?
Summit Terrace carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Harrisburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Summit Terrace?
Summit Terrace has 2,336 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.4%), Hispanic / Latino (34.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
