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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42121200300 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42121200300 · Venango County, PA · pop 1,624

Eviction risk in Venango centers on tract 42121200300, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,624 residents. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $542 a month against an average household income of $38,594 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 18% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units603
Renter share35.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate36.8%
Median income$38,594

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In city
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 17 tracts In Venango County
Very High
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#653 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Venango County and the region

Centroid at 41.4099, -79.8475 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42121200300 scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
36.8% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$542 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 Tract 42121200300 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42121200300 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 200300County: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

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)

  • 77Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2004)
  • 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421212003002000: 15 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2002: 11 filings (3.90/100 renter HHs)2003: 13 filings (4.61/100 renter HHs)2004: 17 filings (6.03/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (3.41/100 renter HHs)2006: 12 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42121200300

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 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 above the Venango County average of 4.4 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 77 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 86th 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 42121200300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42121200300?

Census tract 42121200300 in Venango County scores 5.5/10 (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 42121200300?

Median gross rent is $542/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42121200300?

36.8% of residents in tract 42121200300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,624.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42121200300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 91th, minority 18th, housing 95th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42121200300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42121200300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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