Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42017104201 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017104201 · Bucks County, PA · pop 2,961
In Bucks in Bucks County, census tract 42017104201 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
0% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,445 monthly, set against $171,964 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,085
Renter share2.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$171,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bucks County and the region
Centroid at 40.4082, -75.0886 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42017104201 scores 1.8
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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,445 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 42017104201 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 5%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)
- 7Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2004)
- 1Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% 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 42017104201
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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 42017104201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017104201?
Census tract 42017104201 in Bucks County scores 1.8/10 (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 42017104201?
Median gross rent is $1,445/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017104201?
6.7% of residents in tract 42017104201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,961.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017104201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 10th, minority 5th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017104201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42017104201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.31% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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