Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101603 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101603 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,176
Eviction risk in Bucks centers on tract 42017101603, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,176 residents. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,402 a month against an average household income of $108,750 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,113
Renter share30.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$108,750
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 40.1962, -75.0971 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101603 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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,402 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 42017101603 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 103Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2000)
- 10Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 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 42017101603
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 103 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 42017101603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101603?
Census tract 42017101603 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 42017101603?
Median gross rent is $1,402/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101603?
6.1% of residents in tract 42017101603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,176.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 42th, minority 43th, housing 2th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 103 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.10% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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