Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
West Leesport Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010303 · Berks County, PA · pop 2,172 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 42011010303 belongs to the West Leesport neighborhood of Leesport, Pennsylvania. It is home to 2,172 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $988 a month while the average household earns $97,000 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units776
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$97,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Leesport and the region
Centroid at 40.4431, -75.9723 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Leesport scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Leesport
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$988 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Leesport
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Leesport
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Leesport
4.4
How West Leesport compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 25Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2001)
- 1Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Leesport
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 5.5/10. 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 Leesport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Berks County average of 5.7 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010303?
Census tract 42011010303 in the West Leesport neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 42011010303?
Median gross rent is $988/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010303?
5.3% of residents in tract 42011010303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 21th, minority 21th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 42011010303 considered part of West Leesport?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42011010303 fall within West Leesport (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011010303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42011010303 compare to Leesport overall?
Tract 42011010303 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Leesport at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leesport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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