Orchard Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , State College

Against the Centre County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.8 points. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.4/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.3/10. 76% 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.

Cost burden runs 55% here against 44.4% across Centre County. Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,285, close to the State College average.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $55,699.

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