Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Jalappa Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Palo Alto
Tract 42107002100 · Schuylkill County, PA · pop 1,375 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42107002100 (the Jalappa Heights area of Palo Alto, Pennsylvania) comes in at 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #63,164 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $892 a month while the average household earns $58,646 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units616
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$58,646
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 40.6872, -76.1725 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jalappa Heights scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palo Alto
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palo Alto
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palo Alto
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palo Alto
3.8
How Jalappa Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 6Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2000)
- 2Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jalappa Heights
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palo Alto, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Schuylkill 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 26th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42107002100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42107002100?
Census tract 42107002100 in the Jalappa Heights neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42107002100?
Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42107002100?
10.5% of residents in tract 42107002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42107002100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 58th, minority 2th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 42107002100 considered part of Jalappa Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42107002100 fall within Jalappa Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42107002100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 42107002100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42107002100 compare to Palo Alto overall?
Tract 42107002100 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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