2 census tracts · pop 8,308 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.6–6.6
Ross is a 2-tract neighborhood of Lancaster, PA, population 8,308. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Lancaster baseline of 28.9%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.6 to 6.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 1,842 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 16.2% of renter households.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Lancaster, it ranks #11 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 7.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $1,178, close to the Lancaster average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $63,307. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ross vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ross
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,842Total filings (sum)
12.02%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2006)
15.13%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Ross
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ross?
Ross scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Ross compare to Lancaster overall?
Ross scores 0.8 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,178 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ross?
Average gross rent in Ross is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ross residents are renters?
49% of Ross households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 8,308 residents.
Q5
Is Ross a high social-vulnerability area?
Ross sits in the 68th 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
Which tracts in Ross have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ross is census tract 42071000400 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.6, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Ross for landlords?
Ross carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ross?
Ross has 9,064 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Hispanic / Latino (34.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
