Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Wayne Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055012501 · Franklin County, PA · pop 7,244 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Wayne Heights
How risky is Wayne Heights for landlords? Census tract 42055012501 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #65,407 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,217 a month while the average household earns $95,625 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,662
Renter share11.8%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$95,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne Heights and the region
Centroid at 39.7650, -77.5419 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wayne Heights scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wayne Heights
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,217 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wayne Heights
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wayne Heights
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wayne Heights
2.9
How Wayne Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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)
- 27Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2001)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wayne Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Wayne Heights, 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 28th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 27 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% 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 42055012501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055012501?
Census tract 42055012501 in Wayne Heights scores 2/10 (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 42055012501?
Median gross rent is $1,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055012501?
4.8% of residents in tract 42055012501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055012501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 59th, minority 32th, housing 15th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055012501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055012501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.00% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055012501 compare to Wayne Heights overall?
Tract 42055012501 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Wayne Heights at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wayne Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wayne Heights
Top eight tracts in Wayne Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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