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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42125755100 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42125755100 · Washington County, PA · pop 4,430

The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 42125755100 reflects conditions in Washington in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $995 a month while the average household earns $68,929 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 28% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,366
Renter share49.0%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$68,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 62 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#1,811 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington County and the region

Centroid at 40.2002, -80.2308 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42125755100 scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$995 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 42125755100 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42125755100 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 755100County: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 52Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak (2003)
  • 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421257551002000: 1 filings (0.18/100 renter HHs)2001: 6 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 9 filings (1.64/100 renter HHs)2003: 11 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)2005: 8 filings (0.93/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 600% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42125755100

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Washington County average of 4.8 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 52 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42125755100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125755100?

Census tract 42125755100 in Washington County 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 42125755100?

Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42125755100?

12.9% of residents in tract 42125755100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,430.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42125755100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 65th, minority 7th, housing 60th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42125755100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42125755100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.21% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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