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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

West Creek Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Camp Hill

Tract 42041010203 · Cumberland County, PA · pop 4,465 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

42041010203 is a census tract in the West Creek Hills area of Camp Hill, PA. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 38% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,860
Renter share65.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$80,806

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West Creek Hills
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Camp Hill
Very High
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 55 tracts In Cumberland County
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#1,400 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Camp Hill and the region

Centroid at 40.2626, -76.9223 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Creek Hills scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Camp Hill
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,514 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Camp Hill
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Camp Hill
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Camp Hill
3.9

How West Creek Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Creek Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0102033.7Camp Hillparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 171Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 17.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.8%Peak (2004)
  • 71Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2004
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42041010203
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Creek Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Creek Hills

65% 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. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.6/10.

Cost burden runs 42% here against 35.8% across Cumberland County. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10.

At $1,514 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Camp Hill commands. Court records carry 171 eviction filings across 3 observed years.

It sits 0.6 points above the Cumberland County average of 4.1. Filings peaked in 2004 at 21.8% of renter households.

In a typical year about 17.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $80,806.

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 42041010203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42041010203?

Census tract 42041010203 in the West Creek Hills neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 42041010203?

Median gross rent is $1,514/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42041010203?

14.9% of residents in tract 42041010203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,465.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42041010203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 70th, minority 56th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 42041010203 considered part of West Creek Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42041010203 fall within West Creek Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42041010203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 171 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 42041010203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.47% of renter households, peaking at 21.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42041010203 compare to Camp Hill overall?

Tract 42041010203 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Camp Hill at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Camp Hill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Camp Hill

Top eight tracts in Camp Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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