Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Mountaindale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42043021901 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,115 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 42043021901, in Mountaindale in Dauphin, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,115. On the national scale it ranks #24,721 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,707 a month while the average household earns $105,417 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,557
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$105,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dauphin County and the region
Centroid at 40.3362, -76.8814 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mountaindale scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,707 rent vs county FMR
7.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Mountaindale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
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)
- 38Total filings over 5 yrs
- 3.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2003)
- 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 167% over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mountaindale
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.5/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 38 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043021901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043021901?
Census tract 42043021901 in the Mountaindale neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 42043021901?
Median gross rent is $1,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043021901?
4.2% of residents in tract 42043021901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,115.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043021901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 40th, minority 45th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 42043021901 considered part of Mountaindale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043021901 fall within Mountaindale (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043021901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 42043021901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.19% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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