Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Pennside Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011012300 · Berks County, PA · pop 4,535 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Pennside
Eviction risk in Pennside in Berks County centers on tract 42011012300, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,535 residents. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,308 a month against an average household income of $70,701 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,941
Renter share27.0%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$70,701
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pennside and the region
Centroid at 40.3564, -75.8815 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pennside scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pennside
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,308 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pennside
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pennside
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pennside
4.1
How Pennside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 93Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2005)
- 20Filings 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 Pennside
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 Pennside, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011012300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011012300?
Census tract 42011012300 in Pennside scores 2.7/10 (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 42011012300?
Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011012300?
7.8% of residents in tract 42011012300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,535.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011012300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 65th, minority 45th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011012300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011012300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.05% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011012300 compare to Pennside overall?
Tract 42011012300 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Pennside at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pennside; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pennside
Top eight tracts in Pennside ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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