Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Lenhartsville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42011013902 · Berks County, PA · pop 3,473 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Lenhartsville
For landlords sizing up Lenhartsville, census tract 42011013902 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,255 a month while the average household earns $110,776 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,380
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$110,776
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lenhartsville and the region
Centroid at 40.5702, -75.8283 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lenhartsville scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lenhartsville
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lenhartsville
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lenhartsville
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lenhartsville
6.3
How Lenhartsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lenhartsville
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Lenhartsville, 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 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 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42011013902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42011013902?
Census tract 42011013902 in Lenhartsville scores 3.6/10 (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 42011013902?
Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42011013902?
2.9% of residents in tract 42011013902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,473.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42011013902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 4th, minority 15th, housing 25th.
Q5
How does tract 42011013902 compare to Lenhartsville overall?
Tract 42011013902 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Lenhartsville at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lenhartsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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