Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
East End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bellefonte
Tract 42027011101 · Centre County, PA · pop 3,126 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the East End area of Bellefonte, census tract 42027011101 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #55,312 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $880 monthly, set against $71,324 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,280
Renter share42.6%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$71,324
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellefonte and the region
Centroid at 40.9155, -77.7611 · click any tract to drill in
Why East End scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellefonte
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$880 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellefonte
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellefonte
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellefonte
5.9
How East End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East End
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Bellefonte, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Centre County average of 4.8 and below 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 40th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42027011101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011101?
Census tract 42027011101 in the East End neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 42027011101?
Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011101?
18.5% of residents in tract 42027011101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,126.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 44th, minority 17th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011101 considered part of East End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011101 fall within East End (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011101 compare to Bellefonte overall?
Tract 42027011101 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Bellefonte at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellefonte; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellefonte
Top eight tracts in Bellefonte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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