Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Chambersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42055010800 · Franklin County, PA · pop 3,897
Here is how census tract 42055010800, in Chambersburg eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,897. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,098 a month while the average household earns $51,232 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,939
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$51,232
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chambersburg and the region
Centroid at 39.9177, -77.6542 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chambersburg scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chambersburg
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chambersburg
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chambersburg
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chambersburg
5.4
How Chambersburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 92Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2004)
- 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 125% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chambersburg
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Chambersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Franklin County average of 5.0 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 92 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055010800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055010800?
Census tract 42055010800 in Chambersburg scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 42055010800?
Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055010800?
9.3% of residents in tract 42055010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,897.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055010800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 57th, minority 28th, housing 90th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055010800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055010800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055010800 compare to Chambersburg overall?
Tract 42055010800 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Chambersburg at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chambersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chambersburg
Top eight tracts in Chambersburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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