Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Birdsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011011800 · Berks County, PA · pop 5,106
For landlords sizing up Birdsboro, census tract 42011011800 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,111 a month against an average household income of $74,698 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,213
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$74,698
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Birdsboro and the region
Centroid at 40.2623, -75.8101 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birdsboro scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Birdsboro
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,111 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Birdsboro
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Birdsboro
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Birdsboro
7.8
How Birdsboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 139Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2005)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birdsboro
What moves this score most is rent-control risk 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 inherited from Birdsboro, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 139 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.4% of renter households in 2005.
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 42011011800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011011800?
Census tract 42011011800 in Birdsboro scores 5.3/10 (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 42011011800?
Median gross rent is $1,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011011800?
18.2% of residents in tract 42011011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011011800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 10th, minority 18th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011011800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011011800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.34% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011011800 compare to Birdsboro overall?
Tract 42011011800 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Birdsboro at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Birdsboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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