Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Hermitage Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085031400 · Mercer County, PA · pop 5,101
42085031400 is a census tract in Hermitage, PA. It scores 4/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,101. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.7/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,651
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$62,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hermitage and the region
Centroid at 41.2448, -80.4703 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hermitage scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hermitage
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$852 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hermitage
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hermitage
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hermitage
4.8
How Hermitage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 120Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2005)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hermitage
Cost burden runs 30% here against 38.3% across Mercer County. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 3.1/10. Court records carry 120 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Running cool, economic stress reads 3.1/10.
The worst year on record was 2005, when 2.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $62,889, annual rent is just 16%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Mercer County average of 4.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $852, close to the Hermitage average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085031400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085031400?
Census tract 42085031400 in Hermitage scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42085031400?
Median gross rent is $852/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085031400?
12.2% of residents in tract 42085031400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,101.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085031400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 43th, minority 14th, housing 91th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085031400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085031400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.95% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085031400 compare to Hermitage overall?
Tract 42085031400 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Hermitage at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hermitage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hermitage
Top eight tracts in Hermitage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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