2 census tracts · pop 9,341 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.2–6
Crossgates Neighborhood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Millersville, PA, population 9,341. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Millersville rate of 30.4%.
34% 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 8.8/10.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 44 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 5.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.0% in 2006 against a 5.1% peak. For a like-for-like read, Georgetown Hills and Hamilton Park score within a fraction of it.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,392, close to the Millersville average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $68,582.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Crossgates Neighborhood vs MillersvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crossgates Neighborhood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
44Total filings (sum)
1.28%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2003)
1.96%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Crossgates Neighborhood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crossgates Neighborhood?
Crossgates Neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Crossgates Neighborhood compare to Millersville overall?
Crossgates Neighborhood scores 1.2 points higher than Millersville overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,392 vs $1,369.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crossgates Neighborhood?
Average gross rent in Crossgates Neighborhood is $1,392/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crossgates Neighborhood residents are renters?
45% of Crossgates Neighborhood households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Millersville). The neighborhood has 9,341 residents.
Q5
Is Crossgates Neighborhood a high social-vulnerability area?
Crossgates Neighborhood sits in the 50th 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 Crossgates Neighborhood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Crossgates Neighborhood is census tract 42071013602 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Crossgates Neighborhood for landlords?
Crossgates Neighborhood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Millersville as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Crossgates Neighborhood?
Crossgates Neighborhood has 9,927 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
