Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
College Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , State College
Tract 42027011503 · Centre County, PA · pop 3,186 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 42027011503 covers part of the College Heights area of Park Forest Village, PA, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. 56% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,353
Renter share78.9%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate51.0%
Median income$39,073
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across State College and the region
Centroid at 40.8050, -77.8872 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Heights scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from State College
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
51.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,390 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from State College
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from State College
1.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from State College
2.1
How College Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within College Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Heights
Cost burden runs 70% here against 44.4% across Centre County. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 51%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Set annual rent against average income of $39,073 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.6/10. On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 2.1/10.
Against the Centre County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 42027011503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011503?
Census tract 42027011503 in the College Heights 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 42027011503?
Median gross rent is $1,390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011503?
51.0% of residents in tract 42027011503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,186.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 1th, minority 50th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011503 considered part of College Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011503 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011503 compare to State College overall?
Tract 42027011503 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of State College at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from State College eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in State College
Top eight tracts in State College ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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