Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Limerock Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Lemont
Tract 42027011702 ·
Centre County, PA · pop 5,915 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
42027011702 is a census tract in the Limerock Terrace area of Lemont, PA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,915. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 15%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,544
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$100,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Limerock Terrace
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Lemont
Moderate
Within county
10th percentile
#37 of 41 tracts In Centre County
Very Low
Within state
19th percentile
#2,785 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lemont and the region
Centroid at 40.8066, -77.8046 · click any tract to drill in
Why Limerock Terrace scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lemont
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,071 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lemont
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lemont
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lemont
5.1
How Limerock Terrace 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.
21%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Limerock Terrace
At $1,071 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Lemont commands. Against the Centre County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 2.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $100,188, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.
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 42027011702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027011702?
Census tract 42027011702 in the Limerock Terrace neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 42027011702?
Median gross rent is $1,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42027011702?
8.1% of residents in tract 42027011702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,915.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42027011702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 8th, minority 24th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 42027011702 considered part of Limerock Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027011702 fall within Limerock Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42027011702 compare to Lemont overall?
Tract 42027011702 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Lemont at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lemont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.