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Hershey West End Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42043024105 · Dauphin County, PA · pop 5,324 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Eviction risk in Hershey West End in Hershey centers on tract 42043024105, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,324 residents. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,158 a month while the average household earns $101,713 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 20% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,260
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$101,713

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Hershey West End
Very High
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Hershey
Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#45 of 67 tracts In Dauphin County
Low
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#2,084 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hershey and the region

Centroid at 40.2531, -76.6706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hershey West End scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hershey
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,158 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hershey
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hershey
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hershey
5.0

How Hershey West End compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hershey West End risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 024105Hershey: 3.93.9Hersheyparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 47Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak (2001)
  • 8Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420430241052000: 4 filings (0.62/100 renter HHs)2001: 13 filings (2.02/100 renter HHs)2002: 7 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2003: 11 filings (1.71/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (1.50/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hershey West End. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hershey West End

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Hershey eviction risk, 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 in line with 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 11th 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 47 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2001.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42043024105

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42043024105?

Census tract 42043024105 in the Hershey West End neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 42043024105?

Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42043024105?

9.8% of residents in tract 42043024105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,324.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42043024105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 18th, minority 31th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 42043024105 considered part of Hershey West End?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42043024105 fall within Hershey West End (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42043024105?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 47 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42043024105 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.28% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42043024105 compare to Hershey overall?

Tract 42043024105 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Hershey at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hershey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hershey

Top eight tracts in Hershey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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