Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017101807 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101807 · Bucks County, PA · pop 4,141
Here is how census tract 42017101807, in Bucks, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,141. On the national scale it ranks #37,088 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,554 a month against an average household income of $120,216 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,479
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$120,216
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 40.2367, -75.1241 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017101807 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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,554 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 42017101807 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 181Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2003)
- 28Filings 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 42017101807
The heaviest input here is 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 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 181 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 42017101807
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101807?
Census tract 42017101807 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 42017101807?
Median gross rent is $1,554/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101807?
4.6% of residents in tract 42017101807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,141.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 44th, minority 37th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101807?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 181 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101807 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.83% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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