Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101404 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101404 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,159
How risky is Bucks for landlords? Census tract 42017101404 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,258 a month while the average household earns $100,491 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,133
Renter share9.9%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$100,491
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 40.1607, -74.9997 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101404 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
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,258 rent vs county FMR
7.5
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 42017101404 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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)
- 54Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2003)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% 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 42017101404
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.5/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 54 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101404?
Census tract 42017101404 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 42017101404?
Median gross rent is $2,258/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101404?
4.8% of residents in tract 42017101404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,159.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 33th, minority 17th, housing 26th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.00% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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