1 census tracts · pop 3,302 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Mussertown is a one-tract neighborhood of Lancaster, PA, population 3,302. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Lancaster baseline of 28.9%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $26,400 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 9.3/10. Average gross rent is $909, 27% below the Lancaster average of $1,240.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,061 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 17.1% of renter households. That places it #1 of 17 neighborhoods in Lancaster.
Judgments average 7.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mussertown vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mussertown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,061Total filings (sum)
15.64%Avg annual filing rate
17.1%Peak year (2006)
17.07%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Mussertown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mussertown?
Mussertown scores 6.6/10 (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 Mussertown compare to Lancaster overall?
Mussertown scores 1.4 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $909 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mussertown?
Average gross rent in Mussertown is $909/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mussertown residents are renters?
65% of Mussertown households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 3,302 residents.
Q5
Is Mussertown a high social-vulnerability area?
Mussertown sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Mussertown for landlords?
Mussertown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Mussertown?
Mussertown has 3,397 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
