Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
West Hamburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010202 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,566 · 29% of tract blocks fall in West Hamburg
With a score of 3/10, tract 42011010202 in West Hamburg, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. 30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Berks County average of 42.9%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,290
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$82,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Hamburg and the region
Centroid at 40.5299, -76.0554 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Hamburg scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Hamburg
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$997 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Hamburg
1.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Hamburg
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Hamburg
2.9
How West Hamburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 453Total filings over 7 yrs
- 19.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 30.8%Peak (2005)
- 57Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 68% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Hamburg
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
Against the Berks County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. The filing record is not thin: 453 evictions over 7 years of observation.
At $997 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of West Hamburg commands. The worst year on record was 2005, when 30.8% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 20.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $82,000, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010202?
Census tract 42011010202 in West Hamburg scores 3/10 (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 42011010202?
Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010202?
6.3% of residents in tract 42011010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,566.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 43th, minority 13th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 453 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011010202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.99% of renter households, peaking at 30.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010202 compare to West Hamburg overall?
Tract 42011010202 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of West Hamburg at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Hamburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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