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Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42017103400 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42017103400 · Bucks County, PA · pop 5,179

For landlords sizing up Bucks, census tract 42017103400 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 12th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 6% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,085 a month against an average household income of $135,556 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 10% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,198
Renter share10.6%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$135,556

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#112 of 147 tracts In Bucks County
Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#3,254 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
National
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#79,124 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bucks County and the region

Centroid at 40.5276, -75.3015 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42017103400 scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,085 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 42017103400 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42017103400 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.51.5This tracttract 103400County: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 15Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2006)
  • 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420171034002000: 1 filings (0.45/100 renter HHs)2001: 3 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2006: 4 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 300% 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 42017103400

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 below the Bucks County average of 5.4 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.7% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42017103400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017103400?

Census tract 42017103400 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 42017103400?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42017103400?

1.2% of residents in tract 42017103400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,179.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42017103400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 12th, minority 2th, housing 6th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017103400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42017103400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.11% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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