Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Berea Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21151011301 · Madison County, KY · pop 2,672 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Berea

Census tract 21151011301 belongs to Berea, Kentucky. It is home to 2,672 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $908 a month against an average household income of $51,250 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 20% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,005

Renter share28.3%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate16.0%

Median income$51,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berea and the region

Centroid at 37.5460, -84.2901 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berea scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Berea

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

16.0% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$908 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Berea

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Berea

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Berea

6.7

How Berea compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

77%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Berea

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Berea eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 4.4 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th 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 21151011301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21151011301?

Census tract 21151011301 in Berea scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21151011301?

Median gross rent is $908/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21151011301?

16.0% of residents in tract 21151011301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,672.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21151011301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 64th, minority 15th, housing 89th.

How does tract 21151011301 compare to Berea overall?

Tract 21151011301 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Berea at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berea eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Berea

Top eight tracts in Berea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.