2 census tracts · pop 11,387 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Hershey West End is a 2-tract neighborhood of Hershey, PA and houses 11,387 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 31% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,509, 19% above the Hershey average of $1,268.
14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 143 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 8.4% of renter households.
The voucher gap is 10.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $123,180, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 3.3/10 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
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hershey West End vs HersheyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hershey West End
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
143Total filings (sum)
2.59%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2006)
5.16%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Hershey West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hershey West End?
Hershey West End scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 Hershey West End compare to Hershey overall?
Hershey West End scores 1.1 points lower than Hershey overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,509 vs $1,268.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hershey West End?
Average gross rent in Hershey eviction risk West End is $1,509/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hershey West End residents are renters?
24% of Hershey West End households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Hershey). The neighborhood has 11,387 residents.
Q5
Is Hershey West End a high social-vulnerability area?
Hershey West End sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hershey West End have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hershey West End is census tract 42043024105 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Hershey West End for landlords?
Hershey eviction risk West End carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Hershey as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hershey West End?
Hershey West End has 11,334 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
