Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Park Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Park Forest Village
Tract 42027011401 · Centre County, PA · pop 4,437 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 42027011401 in the Park Hills area of Park Forest Village, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,437. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Centre County average of 44.4%.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,031
Renter share38.6%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$87,340
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Park Forest Village and the region
Centroid at 40.8045, -77.9115 · click any tract to drill in
Why Park Hills scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Park Forest Village
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,158 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Park Forest Village
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Park Forest Village
1.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Park Forest Village
2.1
How Park Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Park Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Park Hills
Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is tenant-organizing strength at 1.6/10. Running cool, housing-court posture reads 2.1/10.
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.4/10. It sits 0.8 points below the Centre County average of 4.5. At $1,158 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Park Forest Village commands.
On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $87,340, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42027011401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011401?
Census tract 42027011401 in the Park Hills neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 42027011401?
Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011401?
13.4% of residents in tract 42027011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,437.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 7th, minority 30th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011401 considered part of Park Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011401 fall within Park Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011401 compare to Park Forest Village overall?
Tract 42027011401 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Park Forest Village at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Park Forest Village; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Park Forest Village
Top eight tracts in Park Forest Village ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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