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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Chambersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42055010800 · Franklin County, PA · pop 3,897

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 42055010800 in Chambersburg, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,897. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Franklin County average of 34.7%.

Risk score
5.4
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 parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Chambersburg
Moderate
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#4 of 33 tracts In Franklin County
Very High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#957 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Chambersburg risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0108004.6Chambersburgparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 92Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2004)
  • 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42055010800
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

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

It sits 1.4 points above the Franklin County average of 4.0. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.3/10. Court records carry 92 eviction filings across 6 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2004, when 3.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.3% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,098, close to the Chambersburg average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $51,232.

49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 42055010800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055010800?

Census tract 42055010800 in Chambersburg scores 5.4/10 (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 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Chambersburg at 4.6/10. 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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