Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Chambersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42055010900 · Franklin County, PA · pop 5,253
Tract 42055010900 covers Chambersburg in Franklin County in Pennsylvania. Home to 5,253 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #40,291 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,064 a month against an average household income of $64,840 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,025
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$64,840
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chambersburg and the region
Centroid at 39.9351, -77.6442 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chambersburg scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chambersburg
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,064 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chambersburg
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chambersburg
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chambersburg
5.4
How Chambersburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 257Total filings over 6 yrs
- 5.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2001)
- 47Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chambersburg
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Chambersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Franklin County average of 5.0 and in line with 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 64th 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 257 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055010900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055010900?
Census tract 42055010900 in Chambersburg scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 42055010900?
Median gross rent is $1,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055010900?
10.8% of residents in tract 42055010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055010900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 86th, minority 40th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055010900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 257 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055010900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.34% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055010900 compare to Chambersburg overall?
Tract 42055010900 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Chambersburg at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chambersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chambersburg
Top eight tracts in Chambersburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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