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Bellevue Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harrisburg

Tract 42043021600 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 3,183 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 42043021600 runs through the Bellevue Park area of Harrisburg. With 3,183 residents, it scores 7.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,126 monthly, set against $24,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 54% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 29% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,088
Renter share80.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate39.3%
Median income$24,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Bellevue Park
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 14 tracts In Harrisburg
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 67 tracts In Dauphin County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harrisburg and the region

Centroid at 40.2725, -76.8606 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bellevue Park scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
39.3% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$1,126 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Bellevue Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bellevue Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.27.2This tracttract 021600Harrisburg: 4.34.3Harrisburgparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

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.

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)

  • 1,044Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 28.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.0%Peak (2002)
  • 165Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420430216002000: 178 filings (31.84/100 renter HHs)2001: 159 filings (28.44/100 renter HHs)2002: 190 filings (33.99/100 renter HHs)2003: 186 filings (33.27/100 renter HHs)2005: 166 filings (22.01/100 renter HHs)2006: 165 filings (21.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bellevue Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bellevue Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.8/10. 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 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,044 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 28.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.0% 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 42043021600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043021600?

Census tract 42043021600 in the Bellevue Park neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 42043021600?

Median gross rent is $1,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42043021600?

39.3% of residents in tract 42043021600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,183.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42043021600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 99th, minority 93th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 42043021600 considered part of Bellevue Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043021600 fall within Bellevue Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043021600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,044 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043021600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 28.57% of renter households, peaking at 34.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42043021600 compare to Harrisburg overall?

Tract 42043021600 scores 7.2/10, 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 42043021600 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. 0% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harrisburg

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

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