Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Plainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42041012801 · Cumberland County, PA · pop 4,924 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Plainfield

Here is how census tract 42041012801, in Plainfield, looks to a landlord: a 3.8/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,924. That is riskier than roughly 9% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 14% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $935 monthly, set against $78,873 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 17% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,855

Renter share19.9%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$78,873

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Plainfield and the region

Centroid at 40.1866, -77.3269 · click any tract to drill in

Why Plainfield scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Plainfield

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$935 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Plainfield

2.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Plainfield

1.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Plainfield

2.8

How Plainfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

29%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
0%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Plainfield

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Plainfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cumberland County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 42041012801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42041012801?

Census tract 42041012801 in Plainfield scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42041012801?

Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42041012801?

8.2% of residents in tract 42041012801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,924.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42041012801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 31th, minority 0th, housing 12th.

How does tract 42041012801 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 42041012801 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Plainfield at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.