Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017100303 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017100303 · Bucks County, PA · pop 5,052
Tract 42017100303, home to 5,052 residents in Bucks, scores 5.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,086 a month against an average household income of $68,906 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,820
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$68,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1168, -74.8619 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017100303 scores 4
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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 42017100303 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 589Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.7%Peak (2006)
- 130Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 165% 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 42017100303
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 589 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.7% 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 42017100303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100303?
Census tract 42017100303 in Bucks County 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 42017100303?
Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100303?
20.1% of residents in tract 42017100303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 84th, minority 65th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 589 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017100303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.95% of renter households, peaking at 25.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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