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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Fairless Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42017105807 · Bucks County, PA · pop 3,913 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Fairless Hills

Tract 42017105807 covers Fairless Hills in Bucks County in Pennsylvania. Home to 3,913 residents, it scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,197 a month against an average household income of $60,962 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 26% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,548
Renter share55.3%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$60,962

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Fairless Hills
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 147 tracts In Bucks County
Very High
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,272 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairless Hills and the region

Centroid at 40.1715, -74.8604 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairless Hills scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fairless Hills
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,197 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairless Hills
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairless Hills
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairless Hills
7.2

How Fairless Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairless Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 105807Fairless Hills: 3.93.9Fairless Hillsparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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)

  • 390Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 8.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.4%Peak (2000)
  • 29Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420171058072000: 101 filings (15.41/100 renter HHs)2001: 77 filings (11.75/100 renter HHs)2002: 58 filings (8.85/100 renter HHs)2003: 58 filings (8.85/100 renter HHs)2004: 32 filings (4.88/100 renter HHs)2005: 35 filings (4.96/100 renter HHs)2006: 29 filings (4.11/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 71% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairless Hills

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Fairless Hills, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bucks County average of 5.4 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 390 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.4% of renter households in 2000.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 42017105807

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017105807?

Census tract 42017105807 in Fairless Hills scores 4.4/10 (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 42017105807?

Median gross rent is $1,197/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42017105807?

16.0% of residents in tract 42017105807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,913.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42017105807?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 37th, minority 35th, housing 66th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017105807?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 390 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017105807 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.40% of renter households, peaking at 15.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42017105807 compare to Fairless Hills overall?

Tract 42017105807 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fairless Hills at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairless Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairless Hills

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

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