Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Boyertown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011013200 · Berks County, PA · pop 4,244
In Boyertown, census tract 42011013200 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,039 a month while the average household earns $54,179 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,003
Renter share53.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$54,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Boyertown and the region
Centroid at 40.3323, -75.6375 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boyertown scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Boyertown
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,039 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boyertown
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boyertown
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boyertown
5.5
How Boyertown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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)
- 89Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2006)
- 25Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 178% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boyertown
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Boyertown, 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 66th 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 89 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2006.
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 42011013200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011013200?
Census tract 42011013200 in Boyertown scores 4/10 (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 42011013200?
Median gross rent is $1,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011013200?
8.0% of residents in tract 42011013200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011013200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 60th, minority 22th, housing 83th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011013200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 89 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011013200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.49% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011013200 compare to Boyertown overall?
Tract 42011013200 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Boyertown at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boyertown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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