Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017102002 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017102002 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,969
Bucks in Bucks County anchors census tract 42017102002, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,857 a month against an average household income of $152,273 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units976
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$152,273
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.3364, -75.1793 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017102002 scores 1.5
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
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,857 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 42017102002 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 21Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2006)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% 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 42017102002
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 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 21 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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 42017102002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017102002?
Census tract 42017102002 in Bucks County scores 1.5/10 (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 42017102002?
Median gross rent is $1,857/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017102002?
2.5% of residents in tract 42017102002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,969.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017102002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 9th, minority 16th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017102002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017102002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.46% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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