Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Halfmoon Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bellefonte
Tract 42027011102 · Centre County, PA · pop 2,945 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 4.5/10, tract 42027011102 in the Halfmoon Terrace neighborhood of Bellefonte ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,945 residents. That is riskier than about 22% of US census tracts.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $911 a month while the average household earns $55,459 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,654
Renter share58.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$55,459
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellefonte and the region
Centroid at 40.9119, -77.7813 · click any tract to drill in
Why Halfmoon Terrace 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
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$911 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Halfmoon Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Halfmoon Terrace
The score leans hardest on 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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 42027011102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011102?
Census tract 42027011102 in the Halfmoon Terrace 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 42027011102?
Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011102?
14.3% of residents in tract 42027011102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,945.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 4th, minority 11th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011102 considered part of Halfmoon Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011102 fall within Halfmoon Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011102 compare to Bellefonte overall?
Tract 42027011102 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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