Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Shippensburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055010301 · Franklin County, PA · pop 5,862 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Shippensburg
Tract 42055010301 covers Shippensburg in Pennsylvania. Home to 5,862 residents, it scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 22% of US census tracts.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $909 monthly, set against $78,452 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,450
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$78,452
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shippensburg and the region
Centroid at 40.0548, -77.5763 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shippensburg scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shippensburg
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$909 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shippensburg
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shippensburg
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shippensburg
4.7
How Shippensburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shippensburg
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Shippensburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Franklin County average of 5.0 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055010301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055010301?
Census tract 42055010301 in Shippensburg scores 3.3/10 (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 42055010301?
Median gross rent is $909/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055010301?
6.5% of residents in tract 42055010301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,862.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055010301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 12th, minority 16th, housing 76th.
Q5
How does tract 42055010301 compare to Shippensburg overall?
Tract 42055010301 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Shippensburg at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shippensburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shippensburg
Top eight tracts in Shippensburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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