Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Hershey Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42043024102 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,136 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Hershey
Here is how census tract 42043024102, in Hershey eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,136. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,348 a month against an average household income of $94,224 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,536
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$94,224
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hershey and the region
Centroid at 40.2678, -76.6248 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hershey scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hershey
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,348 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hershey
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hershey
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hershey
5.0
How Hershey compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 14Total filings over 4 yrs
- 0.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.6%Peak (2001)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hershey
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Hershey eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2001.
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 42043024102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043024102?
Census tract 42043024102 in Hershey scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42043024102?
Median gross rent is $1,348/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043024102?
3.5% of residents in tract 42043024102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043024102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 52th, minority 51th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043024102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42043024102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.76% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42043024102 compare to Hershey overall?
Tract 42043024102 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Hershey at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hershey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hershey
Top eight tracts in Hershey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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