Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
St. Lawrence Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011012101 · Berks County, PA · pop 1,780
Census tract 42011012101 runs through St. Lawrence in Berks County. With 1,780 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,180 a month against an average household income of $81,378 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units720
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$81,378
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Lawrence and the region
Centroid at 40.3259, -75.8638 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. Lawrence scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Lawrence
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
$1,180 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Lawrence
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Lawrence
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Lawrence
3.0
How St. Lawrence compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 35Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2003)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. Lawrence
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from St. Lawrence, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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 35 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011012101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011012101?
Census tract 42011012101 in St. Lawrence scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 42011012101?
Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011012101?
10.7% of residents in tract 42011012101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,780.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011012101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 78th, minority 26th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011012101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011012101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.34% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011012101 compare to St. Lawrence overall?
Tract 42011012101 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of St. Lawrence at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Lawrence; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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