Neighborhood · Farrell, PA

Wheatland Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 6,409 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 4.9–5.7

Wheatland takes in 3 census tracts of Farrell, PA, population 6,409. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 27% 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.

Against a Farrell baseline of 33.1%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. Court records carry 757 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 15.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.7% in 2006, is well off that peak.

Average gross rent is $839, 7% below the Farrell average of $902. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $40,343. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 5.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Wheatland vs Farrell How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.5% +25%

Farrell: 33.1%

Average gross rent

$839 -7%

Farrell: $902

Average HH income

$40,343 0%

Farrell: $40,405

Poverty rate

25.8% -9%

Farrell: 28.4%

Renter share

39.5% +5%

Farrell: 37.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheatland and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.9–5.7

Why Wheatland scores 5.5

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 3.7–3.7 across tracts

3.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts

4.3

Rent control risk

42% of income on rent · Range 4.3–5.3 across tracts

5.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1–3.7 across tracts

3.6

Tenant organizing strength

40% renter households · Range 6.0–8.1 across tracts

7.6

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.8–7.1 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

25.8% below poverty line · Range 4.4–9.1 across tracts

6.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–5.8 across tracts

4.3

Risk score comparison

Wheatland vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Wheatland?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.8 points from 4.9 to 5.7. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.7 5.6 4.9

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Wheatland

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
42085033400	5.7	2,441	23%	$789
42085030900	5.6	2,400	48%	$978
42085031100	4.9	1,568	60%	$705

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 64%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 85%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 61%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 63%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wheatland

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

757Total filings (sum)
9.45%Avg annual filing rate
15.0%Peak year (2001)
7.08%Latest filed (2006)

Frequently asked

About Wheatland

What is the eviction-risk score for Wheatland?

Wheatland scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Wheatland compare to Farrell overall?

Wheatland scores 1.2 points higher than Farrell overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $839 vs $902.

What is the average rent in Wheatland?

Average gross rent in Wheatland is $839/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Wheatland residents are renters?

40% of Wheatland households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Farrell). The neighborhood has 6,409 residents.

Is Wheatland a high social-vulnerability area?

Wheatland sits in the 76th 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.

Which tracts in Wheatland have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Wheatland is census tract 42085033400 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.7, a spread of 0.8 points.

How safe is Wheatland for landlords?

Wheatland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Farrell as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Wheatland?

Wheatland has 6,515 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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