Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Milford Square Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42017106402 · Bucks County, PA · pop 7,392 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Milford Square
Census tract 42017106402 belongs to Milford Square, Pennsylvania. It is home to 7,392 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,568 monthly, set against $116,481 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,824
Renter share11.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$116,481
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milford Square and the region
Centroid at 40.4332, -75.4050 · click any tract to drill in
Why Milford Square scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milford Square
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,568 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milford Square
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milford Square
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milford Square
2.1
How Milford Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 83Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2005)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Milford Square
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Milford Square, 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 83 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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 42017106402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42017106402?
Census tract 42017106402 in Milford Square scores 1.7/10 (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 42017106402?
Median gross rent is $1,568/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42017106402?
6.8% of residents in tract 42017106402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,392.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42017106402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 31th, minority 11th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42017106402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 83 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42017106402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.64% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42017106402 compare to Milford Square overall?
Tract 42017106402 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Milford Square at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milford Square; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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