Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101505 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101505 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,428
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 42017101505 reflects conditions in Bucks, Pennsylvania. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $121,368 a year. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,178
Renter share2.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$121,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.1708, -75.0245 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101505 scores 1.8
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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 42017101505 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%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)
- 8Total filings over 4 yrs
- 6.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.0%Peak (2006)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42017101505
What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 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 11th 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 8 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% 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 42017101505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101505?
Census tract 42017101505 in Bucks County scores 1.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 42017101505?
4.4% of residents in tract 42017101505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,428.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 50th, minority 19th, housing 3th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101505?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42017101505 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.10% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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