Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101609 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017101609 · Bucks County, PA · pop 4,203
Census tract 42017101609 covers part of Bucks County, PA, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,203 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.4/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share7.5%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$109,063
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.2113, -75.0898 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101609 scores 4.3
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
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,157 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 42017101609 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 42Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2005)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 42017101609
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Against Bucks County at 41.8%, roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.4/10.
Court records carry 42 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Filings peaked in 2005 at 4.2% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 2.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $109,063, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Bucks County average of 4.0 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101609
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101609?
Census tract 42017101609 in Bucks County 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 42017101609?
Median gross rent is $1,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101609?
9.7% of residents in tract 42017101609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,203.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101609?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 25th, minority 17th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101609?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101609 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.08% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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