Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Lewistown Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 42087960800 · Mifflin County, PA · pop 3,747
Here is how census tract 42087960800, in Lewistown in Mifflin County, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,747. On the national scale it ranks #33,986 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $827 a month while the average household earns $36,667 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,648
Renter share63.8%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate36.5%
Median income$36,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewistown and the region
Centroid at 40.5971, -77.5846 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lewistown scores 6.3
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
36.5% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$827 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Lewistown 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.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 257Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2003)
- 31Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lewistown
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 257 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.1% of renter households in 2003.
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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42087960800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42087960800?
Census tract 42087960800 in Lewistown scores 6.3/10 (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 42087960800?
Median gross rent is $827/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42087960800?
36.5% of residents in tract 42087960800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,747.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42087960800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 90th, minority 30th, housing 85th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42087960800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 257 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42087960800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42087960800 compare to Lewistown overall?
Tract 42087960800 scores 6.3/10, 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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