Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Penndel Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017101100 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,498
For landlords sizing up Penndel in Bucks County, census tract 42017101100 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,337 monthly, set against $75,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units994
Renter share57.9%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$75,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Penndel and the region
Centroid at 40.1551, -74.9147 · click any tract to drill in
Why Penndel scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Penndel
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,337 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Penndel
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Penndel
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Penndel
6.5
How Penndel compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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)
- 370Total filings over 7 yrs
- 15.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 54.8%Peak (2006)
- 152Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 198% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Penndel
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Penndel, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bucks County average of 5.4 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 61st 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 370 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 15.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 54.8% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101100?
Census tract 42017101100 in Penndel 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 42017101100?
Median gross rent is $1,337/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101100?
11.7% of residents in tract 42017101100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 50th, minority 48th, housing 93th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 370 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.85% of renter households, peaking at 54.8% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42017101100 compare to Penndel overall?
Tract 42017101100 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Penndel at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Penndel; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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