Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Whispering Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42103950202 · Pike County, PA · pop 1,640 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 42103950202 reflects conditions in Whispering Oaks in Pike, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 12% of US census tracts.

15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $996 a month while the average household earns $64,412 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 6% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units661

Renter share7.1%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$64,412

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pike County and the region

Centroid at 41.4385, -75.0431 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whispering Oaks scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

State baseline

3.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$996 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

State baseline

3.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

State baseline

4.0

Housing court bias

State baseline

5.0

How Whispering Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

46%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whispering Oaks

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pike County average of 4.8 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42103950202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42103950202?

Census tract 42103950202 in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42103950202?

Median gross rent is $996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42103950202?

8.7% of residents in tract 42103950202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,640.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42103950202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 10th, minority 15th, housing 32th.

Is tract 42103950202 considered part of Whispering Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42103950202 fall within Whispering Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).