Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Sinking Spring Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011010902 · Berks County, PA · pop 4,261
Census tract 42011010902 belongs to Sinking Spring in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,261 residents and scores 6.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,289 monthly, set against $73,950 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,695
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$73,950
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sinking Spring and the region
Centroid at 40.3247, -76.0225 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sinking Spring scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sinking Spring
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,289 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sinking Spring
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sinking Spring
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sinking Spring
6.1
How Sinking Spring compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 129Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2004)
- 27Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 350% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sinking Spring
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Sinking Spring, 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 129 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 42011010902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011010902?
Census tract 42011010902 in Sinking Spring scores 4.3/10 (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 42011010902?
Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011010902?
11.7% of residents in tract 42011010902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,261.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011010902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 50th, minority 44th, housing 39th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011010902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 129 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011010902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.50% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011010902 compare to Sinking Spring overall?
Tract 42011010902 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Sinking Spring at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sinking Spring; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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