Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Liberty Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017101808 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,855 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
In Liberty Ridge in Bucks, census tract 42017101808 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #40,246 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,665 a month against an average household income of $84,241 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,436
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$84,241
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.2246, -75.1328 · click any tract to drill in
Why Liberty Ridge scores 2.8
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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,665 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Liberty Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 733Total filings over 7 yrs
- 42.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 47.4%Peak (2004)
- 108Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Liberty Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Liberty Ridge
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 733 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 42.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 47.4% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017101808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017101808?
Census tract 42017101808 in the Liberty Ridge neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 average rent in tract 42017101808?
Median gross rent is $1,665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017101808?
8.9% of residents in tract 42017101808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,855.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017101808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 54th, minority 34th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 42017101808 considered part of Liberty Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42017101808 fall within Liberty Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017101808?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 733 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017101808 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 42.86% of renter households, peaking at 47.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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