Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Mount Aetna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010401 · Berks County, PA · pop 1,538 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Mount Aetna
Census tract 42011010401 runs through Mount Aetna in Berks County. With 1,538 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $859 a month while the average household earns $72,835 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units565
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$72,835
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Aetna and the region
Centroid at 40.4358, -76.2808 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mount Aetna scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Aetna
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$859 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Aetna
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Aetna
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Aetna
2.1
How Mount Aetna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mount Aetna
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.7/10. 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 Mount Aetna, 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 below 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 51st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010401?
Census tract 42011010401 in Mount Aetna scores 2.7/10 (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 42011010401?
Median gross rent is $859/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010401?
8.8% of residents in tract 42011010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,538.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 29th, minority 15th, housing 46th.
Q5
How does tract 42011010401 compare to Mount Aetna overall?
Tract 42011010401 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Mount Aetna at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Aetna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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