Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Nittany Villiage Eviction Risk: Elevated , Middletown
Tract 42043023700 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 1,545 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 6/10, tract 42043023700 in the Nittany Villiage area of Middletown, PA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,545. 46% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units687
Renter share56.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$39,665
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middletown and the region
Centroid at 40.1912, -76.7378 · click any tract to drill in
Why Nittany Villiage scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Middletown
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,037 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Middletown
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Middletown
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Middletown
5.7
How Nittany Villiage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 291Total filings over 6 yrs
- 13.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.3%Peak (2003)
- 41Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Nittany Villiage
Against Dauphin County at 39.0%, 69% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10. Against the Dauphin County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.6/10. At $1,037 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Middletown commands. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 291 filings here across 6 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2003, when 15.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 13.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42043023700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043023700?
Census tract 42043023700 in the Nittany Villiage neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 42043023700?
Median gross rent is $1,037/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42043023700?
20.5% of residents in tract 42043023700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,545.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42043023700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 83th, minority 54th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 42043023700 considered part of Nittany Villiage?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043023700 fall within Nittany Villiage (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043023700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 291 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043023700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.43% of renter households, peaking at 15.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42043023700 compare to Middletown overall?
Tract 42043023700 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Middletown at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Middletown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Middletown
Top eight tracts in Middletown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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