Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Reading Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011002900 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,361 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Reading
Reading is where census tract 42011002900 sits, home to 3,361 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.7/10. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,290 a month while the average household earns $56,016 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units978
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$56,016
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Reading and the region
Centroid at 40.3134, -75.9286 · click any tract to drill in
Why Reading scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,290 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 75Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2000)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Reading
The score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 75 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 53rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011002900?
Census tract 42011002900 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42011002900?
Median gross rent is $1,290/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011002900?
16.7% of residents in tract 42011002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,361.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 26th, minority 67th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 75 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.31% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011002900 compare to Reading overall?
Tract 42011002900 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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42011002500
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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42011002600
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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42011001900
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · PA
42011001000
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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