Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Reading Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42011002001 · Berks County, PA · pop 1,608

For landlords sizing up Reading, census tract 42011002001 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,032 a month while the average household earns $68,835 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 41% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units657

Renter share69.4%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate22.7%

Median income$68,835

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Reading and the region

Centroid at 40.3258, -75.9023 · click any tract to drill in

Why Reading scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Reading

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

22.7% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$1,032 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Reading

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Reading

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Reading

8.2

How Reading compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

98%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Reading

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Reading eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berks County average of 5.7 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 91st 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42011002001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011002001?

Census tract 42011002001 in Reading scores 5.8/10 (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 42011002001?

Median gross rent is $1,032/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42011002001?

22.7% of residents in tract 42011002001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,608.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42011002001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 69th, minority 79th, housing 71th.

How does tract 42011002001 compare to Reading overall?

Tract 42011002001 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Reading at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Reading eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Reading

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