Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Shillington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011011400 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,458
Census tract 42011011400 covers Shillington, home to 5,458 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,293 monthly, set against $77,289 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,314
Renter share35.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$77,289
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shillington and the region
Centroid at 40.3026, -75.9671 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shillington scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shillington
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,293 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shillington
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shillington
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shillington
5.9
How Shillington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 91Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2005)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shillington
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Shillington, 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 91 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011011400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011400?
Census tract 42011011400 in Shillington scores 4.7/10 (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 42011011400?
Median gross rent is $1,293/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011400?
14.2% of residents in tract 42011011400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,458.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 58th, minority 41th, housing 25th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 91 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011011400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.85% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011400 compare to Shillington overall?
Tract 42011011400 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Shillington at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shillington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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