Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017100206 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017100206 · Bucks County, PA · pop 5,648
Bucks in Bucks County is where census tract 42017100206 sits, home to 5,648 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,243 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,830 monthly, set against $102,179 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,146
Renter share42.1%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$102,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1348, -74.9442 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017100206 scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,830 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 42017100206 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 374Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.2%Peak (2006)
- 84Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 105% 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 42017100206
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 47th 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 374 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.2% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017100206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100206?
Census tract 42017100206 in Bucks County scores 2.2/10 (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 42017100206?
Median gross rent is $1,830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100206?
4.2% of residents in tract 42017100206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,648.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 45th, minority 57th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100206?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 374 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017100206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.53% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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