Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Walnuttown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42011013701 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,607 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Walnuttown
For landlords sizing up Walnuttown in Berks County, census tract 42011013701 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #52,333 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,187 monthly, set against $69,545 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,446
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$69,545
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walnuttown and the region
Centroid at 40.4891, -75.8355 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnuttown scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walnuttown
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,187 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnuttown
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnuttown
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnuttown
5.0
How Walnuttown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 48Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2005)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 500% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnuttown
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Walnuttown, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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 48 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011013701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011013701?
Census tract 42011013701 in Walnuttown 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 42011013701?
Median gross rent is $1,187/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011013701?
8.6% of residents in tract 42011013701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,607.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011013701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 52th, minority 12th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42011013701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42011013701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42011013701 compare to Walnuttown overall?
Tract 42011013701 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Walnuttown at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walnuttown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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