1 census tracts · pop 3,989 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Stevens maps to a single census tract in Lancaster, PA and houses 3,989 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.7/10.
The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Against a Lancaster baseline of 28.9%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,010, 19% below the Lancaster average of $1,240.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 523 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 12.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.0% in 2006 against a 12.7% peak. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Lancaster, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $44,333.
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
Stevens vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stevens
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
523Total filings (sum)
9.98%Avg annual filing rate
12.7%Peak year (2004)
11.02%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Stevens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stevens?
Stevens 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 Stevens compare to Lancaster overall?
Stevens scores 1.4 points higher than Lancaster overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,010 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stevens?
Average gross rent in Stevens is $1,010/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stevens residents are renters?
54% of Stevens households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 3,989 residents.
Q5
Is Stevens a high social-vulnerability area?
Stevens sits in the 92nd 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 Stevens for landlords?
Stevens 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 Stevens?
Stevens has 4,169 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (64%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
