Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Blossom Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lewistown
Tract 42087960700 · Mifflin County, PA · pop 2,357 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 42087960700, home to 2,357 residents in Blossom Hill in Lewistown, scores 5.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $724 a month while the average household earns $41,959 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,012
Renter share65.0%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate34.9%
Median income$41,959
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewistown and the region
Centroid at 40.6040, -77.5655 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blossom Hill scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lewistown
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
34.9% poverty · this tract
8.7
Supply constraint
$724 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewistown
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewistown
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewistown
7.3
How Blossom Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 132Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.1%Peak (2003)
- 19Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Blossom Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blossom Hill
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lewistown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mifflin County average of 4.2 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 132 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42087960700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42087960700?
Census tract 42087960700 in the Blossom Hill neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 42087960700?
Median gross rent is $724/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42087960700?
34.9% of residents in tract 42087960700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,357.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42087960700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 67th, minority 23th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 42087960700 considered part of Blossom Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42087960700 fall within Blossom Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42087960700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42087960700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.11% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42087960700 compare to Lewistown overall?
Tract 42087960700 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lewistown at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lewistown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lewistown
Top eight tracts in Lewistown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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