Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Rutherford Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42043022702 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 6,602 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 42043022702 sits in the Rutherford Heights area of Rutherford, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. Population here is 6,602. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,498
Renter share29.6%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$77,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rutherford and the region
Centroid at 40.2696, -76.7664 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rutherford Heights scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rutherford
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,228 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rutherford
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rutherford
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rutherford
5.7
How Rutherford Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 59Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2005)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 75% over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rutherford Heights
52% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Dauphin County average of 39.0%. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 59 evictions over 6 years of observation.
Against the Dauphin County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The worst year on record was 2005, when 3.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043022702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043022702?
Census tract 42043022702 in the Rutherford Heights neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 42043022702?
Median gross rent is $1,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043022702?
8.1% of residents in tract 42043022702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,602.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043022702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 61th, minority 75th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 42043022702 considered part of Rutherford Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043022702 fall within Rutherford Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043022702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043022702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.54% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42043022702 compare to Rutherford overall?
Tract 42043022702 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Rutherford at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rutherford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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