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Neighborhood · Plains, PA

Miners Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,980 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.7–5

Miners Mills is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Plains with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,980 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 30% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 12% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $889/month sits 0% higher than the Plains citywide average ($889).

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Miners Mills vs Plains How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
30.0% +55%
Plains: 19.3%
Average gross rent
$889 +0%
Plains: $889
Average HH income
$70,073 +7%
Plains: $65,417
Poverty rate
13.3% -31%
Plains: 19.4%
Renter share
26.1% -13%
Plains: 29.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Miners Mills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.7–5

Why Miners Mills scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Rent control risk
30% of income on rent · Range 5.0–6.4 across tracts
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.8–3.5 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
26% renter households · Range 6.2–9.2 across tracts
7.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.4–7.2 across tracts
6.7
Economic stress
13.3% below poverty line · Range 3.1–3.4 across tracts
3.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.7–3.3 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison

Miners Mills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Miners Mills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Miners Mills: 4.84.8Miners MillsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.93.9Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Miners Mills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42079201600 5 2,885 49% $935
42079211900 4.7 6,095 21% $867
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 43%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 62%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Miners Mills

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 211Total filings (sum)
  • 2.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak year (2005)
  • 3.56%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Miners Mills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Miners Mills?

Miners Mills scores 4.8/10 (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 Miners Mills compare to Plains overall?

Miners Mills scores 0.9 points higher than Plains overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 19% citywide. Average rent: $889 vs $889.
Q3

What is the average rent in Miners Mills?

Average gross rent in Miners Mills is $889/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Miners Mills residents are renters?

26% of Miners Mills households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Plains). The neighborhood has 8,980 residents.
Q5

Is Miners Mills a high social-vulnerability area?

Miners Mills sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Miners Mills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Miners Mills is census tract 42079201600 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Miners Mills for landlords?

Miners Mills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Plains as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Miners Mills?

Miners Mills has 8,975 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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