Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42011010701 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011010701 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,153
Census tract 42011010701 belongs to Berks, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,153 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $817 a month while the average household earns $87,813 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,146
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$87,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berks County and the region
Centroid at 40.3127, -76.1071 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42011010701 scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$817 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42011010701 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42011010701
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 35th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011010701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010701?
Census tract 42011010701 in Berks County scores 3.3/10 (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 42011010701?
Median gross rent is $817/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010701?
12.7% of residents in tract 42011010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,153.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 35th, minority 16th, housing 39th.
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