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Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42017100102 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42017100102 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,606

Bucks is where census tract 42017100102 sits, home to 2,606 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,686 a month against an average household income of $80,889 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 39% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,412
Renter share64.6%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$80,889

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 147 tracts In Bucks County
High
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#2,305 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,757 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bucks County and the region

Centroid at 40.0746, -74.9406 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42017100102 scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,686 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 42017100102 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42017100102 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 100102County: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 402Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 6.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.9%Peak (2005)
  • 64Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420171001022000: 58 filings (6.07/100 renter HHs)2001: 48 filings (5.02/100 renter HHs)2002: 28 filings (2.93/100 renter HHs)2003: 69 filings (7.22/100 renter HHs)2004: 62 filings (6.49/100 renter HHs)2005: 73 filings (8.92/100 renter HHs)2006: 64 filings (7.82/100 renter HHs)
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 Tract 42017100102

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bucks County average of 5.4 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 402 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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 42017100102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100102?

Census tract 42017100102 in Bucks County scores 2.8/10 (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 42017100102?

Median gross rent is $1,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100102?

7.7% of residents in tract 42017100102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,606.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 27th, minority 35th, housing 80th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 402 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017100102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.35% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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