Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Rutherford Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42043022702 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 6,602 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
How risky is Rutherford Heights in Rutherford for landlords? Census tract 42043022702 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #15,170 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,228 monthly, set against $77,306 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
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
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
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 2.8
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
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Rutherford, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 59 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 42043022702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043022702?
Census tract 42043022702 in the Rutherford Heights neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Rutherford at 3.8/10. 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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