Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Quakertown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42017103103 · Bucks County, PA · pop 5,242 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Quakertown
Tract 42017103103, home to 5,242 residents in Quakertown, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,200 a month against an average household income of $68,589 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,941
Renter share48.0%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$68,589
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Quakertown and the region
Centroid at 40.4416, -75.3556 · click any tract to drill in
Why Quakertown scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Quakertown
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,200 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Quakertown
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Quakertown
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Quakertown
5.0
How Quakertown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 143Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2001)
- 22Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 16% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Quakertown
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Quakertown, 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 74th 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 143 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42017103103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017103103?
Census tract 42017103103 in Quakertown scores 4.1/10 (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 42017103103?
Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017103103?
12.9% of residents in tract 42017103103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,242.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017103103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 61th, minority 43th, housing 89th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017103103?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 143 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017103103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.60% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42017103103 compare to Quakertown overall?
Tract 42017103103 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Quakertown at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Quakertown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Quakertown
Top eight tracts in Quakertown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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