Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Colonial Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Linglestown
Tract 42043022501 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,900 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 42043022501 (the Colonial Terrace area of Linglestown, Pennsylvania) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,676 a month against an average household income of $132,637 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,390
Renter share7.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate0.6%
Median income$132,637
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Linglestown and the region
Centroid at 40.3483, -76.8162 · click any tract to drill in
Why Colonial Terrace scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Linglestown
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
0.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,676 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Linglestown
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Linglestown
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Linglestown
2.6
How Colonial Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 68Total filings over 6 yrs
- 6.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.6%Peak (2006)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 26% over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Colonial Terrace
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Linglestown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Dauphin County average of 5.9 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 21st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 68 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.6% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043022501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043022501?
Census tract 42043022501 in the Colonial Terrace neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 42043022501?
Median gross rent is $1,676/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043022501?
0.6% of residents in tract 42043022501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,900.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043022501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 46th, minority 29th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 42043022501 considered part of Colonial Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043022501 fall within Colonial Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043022501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043022501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.10% of renter households, peaking at 11.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42043022501 compare to Linglestown overall?
Tract 42043022501 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Linglestown at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Linglestown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Linglestown
Top eight tracts in Linglestown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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