1 census tracts · pop 3,145 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.4–6.4
Chestnut Hill maps to a single census tract in Lancaster, PA, population 3,145. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 28.9% citywide, putting Chestnut Hill 12.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 567 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,090, 12% below the Lancaster average of $1,240. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 10.7% of renter households. That places it #9 of 17 neighborhoods in Lancaster.
Judgments average 5.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $73,450, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chestnut Hill vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chestnut Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
567Total filings (sum)
8.76%Avg annual filing rate
10.7%Peak year (2006)
10.67%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Chestnut Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chestnut Hill?
Chestnut Hill scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Chestnut Hill compare to Lancaster overall?
Chestnut Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,090 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chestnut Hill?
Average gross rent in Chestnut Hill is $1,090/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chestnut Hill residents are renters?
55% of Chestnut Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 3,145 residents.
Q5
Is Chestnut Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Chestnut Hill sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Chestnut Hill for landlords?
Chestnut Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lancaster as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Chestnut Hill?
Chestnut Hill has 3,079 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.6%), Hispanic / Latino (29.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
