Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Pennwyn Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011011601 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,459 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Pennwyn
Here is how census tract 42011011601, in Pennwyn, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,459. On the national scale it ranks #58,023 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,087 a month while the average household earns $72,165 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,069
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$72,165
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pennwyn and the region
Centroid at 40.2914, -75.9711 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pennwyn scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pennwyn
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,087 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pennwyn
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pennwyn
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pennwyn
3.0
How Pennwyn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 536Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.8%Peak (2004)
- 80Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 70% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pennwyn
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.4/10. 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 Pennwyn, 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 64th 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 536 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.8% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011011601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011601?
Census tract 42011011601 in Pennwyn 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 42011011601?
Median gross rent is $1,087/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011601?
7.1% of residents in tract 42011011601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,459.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 99th, minority 53th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 536 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011011601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.49% of renter households, peaking at 11.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011601 compare to Pennwyn overall?
Tract 42011011601 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Pennwyn at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pennwyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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