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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Holmes-Foster Historic District Eviction Risk: High , State College

Tract 42027012500 · Centre County, PA · pop 3,865 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 42027012500 covers part of the Holmes-Foster Historic District area of State College, PA, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,865 residents. The severe-burden share is 58%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 71% Stable renters 25% Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units1,366
Renter share96.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate74.7%
Median income$14,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Holmes-Foster Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In State College
Moderate
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 41 tracts In Centre County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across State College and the region

Centroid at 40.7945, -77.8589 · click any tract to drill in

Why Holmes-Foster Historic District scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
74.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,135 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from State College
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from State College
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from State College
9.4

How Holmes-Foster Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Holmes-Foster Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 0125006.6State Collegeparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Holmes-Foster Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Holmes-Foster Historic District

roughly three in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Centre County average of 44.4%. Annualized rent equals 92% of average household income of $14,750, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

It sits 3.5 points above the Centre County average of 4.5. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 75%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.8/10. 96% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 9.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,135, 11% below the State College average. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 3.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42027012500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42027012500?

Census tract 42027012500 in the Holmes-Foster Historic District neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 42027012500?

Median gross rent is $1,135/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42027012500?

74.7% of residents in tract 42027012500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,865.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42027012500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 1th, minority 20th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 42027012500 considered part of Holmes-Foster Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42027012500 fall within Holmes-Foster Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 42027012500 compare to State College overall?

Tract 42027012500 scores 8/10, higher 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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