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Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Lorane Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42011012001 · Berks County, PA · pop 2,262 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Lorane

With a score of 4.5/10, tract 42011012001 in Lorane, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 49%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 3% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units993
Renter share9.0%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$58,856

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Lorane
Very High
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 107 tracts In Berks County
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#1,509 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lorane and the region

Centroid at 40.2819, -75.8256 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lorane scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lorane
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,533 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lorane
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lorane
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lorane
5.1

How Lorane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lorane risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0120014.0Loraneparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 134Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 12.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.3%Peak (2000)
  • 12Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42011012001
Filings dropped 56% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lorane

72% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Berks County average of 42.9%. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.7/10.

Court records carry 134 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The voucher gap is 13.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Average gross rent is $1,533, 12% below the Lorane average. Filings peaked in 2000 at 18.3% of renter households.

In a typical year about 12.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.5/10. It tracks the Berks County average of 4.5 closely.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42011012001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011012001?

Census tract 42011012001 in Lorane scores 4.5/10 (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 42011012001?

Median gross rent is $1,533/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42011012001?

10.7% of residents in tract 42011012001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,262.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42011012001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 38th, minority 28th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011012001?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 134 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011012001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.45% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42011012001 compare to Lorane overall?

Tract 42011012001 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lorane at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lorane; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lorane

Top eight tracts in Lorane ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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