Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017100304 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017100304 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,956
How risky is Bucks for landlords? Census tract 42017100304 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #37,086 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $997 monthly, set against $47,394 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,405
Renter share62.1%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$47,394
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1122, -74.8959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017100304 scores 4.3
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
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$997 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 42017100304 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 1,450Total filings over 7 yrs
- 32.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 46.6%Peak (2000)
- 231Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% 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 42017100304
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 White and Black and ranks around the 71st 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 1,450 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 32.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 46.6% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017100304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017100304?
Census tract 42017100304 in Bucks County scores 4.3/10 (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 42017100304?
Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017100304?
20.6% of residents in tract 42017100304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,956.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017100304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 59th, minority 56th, housing 67th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017100304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,450 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017100304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.25% of renter households, peaking at 46.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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