Holmes-Foster Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , State College
Tract 42027012500 · Centre County, PA · pop 3,865 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 42027012500 covers the Holmes-Foster Historic District area of State College, home to 3,865 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.
74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,135 a month while the average household earns $14,750 a year, roughly 92% of income at the averages. Renters make up 96% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.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 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow Holmes-Foster Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Holmes-Foster Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What drives eviction risk in Holmes-Foster Historic District
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from State College eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Centre County average of 4.8 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
About tract 42027012500
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