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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Perkasie Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42017102401 · Bucks County, PA · pop 4,113

The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 42017102401 reflects conditions in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,069 a month against an average household income of $87,019 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 21% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,562
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$87,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Perkasie
Very High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#28 of 147 tracts In Bucks County
High
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#2,223 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Perkasie and the region

Centroid at 40.3777, -75.2958 · click any tract to drill in

Why Perkasie scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Perkasie
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,069 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perkasie
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perkasie
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perkasie
4.2

How Perkasie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Perkasie risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 102401Perkasie: 3.83.8Perkasieparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 71Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 1.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2002)
  • 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420171024012000: 4 filings (0.80/100 renter HHs)2001: 5 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 17 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (1.80/100 renter HHs)2004: 11 filings (2.20/100 renter HHs)2005: 10 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (2.40/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 275% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Perkasie

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 inherited from Perkasie, 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 71 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 42017102401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017102401?

Census tract 42017102401 in Perkasie scores 2.9/10 (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 42017102401?

Median gross rent is $1,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42017102401?

13.0% of residents in tract 42017102401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,113.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42017102401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 46th, minority 23th, housing 16th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017102401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017102401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.89% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42017102401 compare to Perkasie overall?

Tract 42017102401 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Perkasie at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Perkasie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Perkasie

Top eight tracts in Perkasie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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