Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Mount Pleasant Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harrisburg
Tract 42043021300 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,581 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Here is how census tract 42043021300, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Harrisburg eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,581. On the national scale it ranks #5,130 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,082 a month against an average household income of $41,206 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,667
Renter share71.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate29.1%
Median income$41,206
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harrisburg and the region
Centroid at 40.2611, -76.8661 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mount Pleasant scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Harrisburg
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
29.1% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,082 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harrisburg
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harrisburg
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harrisburg
7.1
How Mount Pleasant compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 52%Grade B
- 9%Grade C
- 18%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 2,184Total filings over 6 yrs
- 27.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.3%Peak (2002)
- 297Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mount Pleasant
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Harrisburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dauphin County average of 5.9 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,184 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 27.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 31.3% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043021300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043021300?
Census tract 42043021300 in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 42043021300?
Median gross rent is $1,082/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043021300?
29.1% of residents in tract 42043021300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,581.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043021300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 96th, minority 85th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 42043021300 considered part of Mount Pleasant?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043021300 fall within Mount Pleasant (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043021300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,184 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043021300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.88% of renter households, peaking at 31.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42043021300 compare to Harrisburg overall?
Tract 42043021300 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Harrisburg at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harrisburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 42043021300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 18% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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