Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Blossom Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewistown
Tract 42087960900 · Mifflin County, PA · pop 2,418 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 42087960900 covers Blossom Hill in Lewistown in Pennsylvania. Home to 2,418 residents, it scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $720 a month against an average household income of $41,477 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,183
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$41,477
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewistown and the region
Centroid at 40.5899, -77.5641 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blossom Hill scores 5.7
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
23.8% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$720 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 88Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.2%Peak (2002)
- 11Filings 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 below 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 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 88 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42087960900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42087960900?
Census tract 42087960900 in the Blossom Hill neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 42087960900?
Median gross rent is $720/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42087960900?
23.8% of residents in tract 42087960900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,418.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42087960900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 94th, minority 16th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 42087960900 considered part of Blossom Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42087960900 fall within Blossom Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42087960900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 88 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42087960900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.41% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42087960900 compare to Lewistown overall?
Tract 42087960900 scores 5.7/10, 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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