Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101503 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101503 · Bucks County, PA · pop 4,042
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42017101503 (Bucks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #58,029 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,847 monthly, set against $112,188 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,625
Renter share12.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate0.5%
Median income$112,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1607, -75.0386 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101503 scores 1.9
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
0.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 42017101503 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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)
- 34Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2001)
- 2Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% 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 42017101503
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 below the Bucks County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101503?
Census tract 42017101503 in Bucks County scores 1.9/10 (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 42017101503?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101503?
0.5% of residents in tract 42017101503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 25th, minority 3th, housing 10th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.69% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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