Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Chambersburg Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42055011200 · Franklin County, PA · pop 3,844
Eviction risk in Chambersburg eviction risk centers on tract 42055011200, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,844 residents. On the national scale it ranks #33,965 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,097 monthly, set against $55,543 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,503
Renter share58.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$55,543
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chambersburg and the region
Centroid at 39.9433, -77.6652 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chambersburg scores 4.8
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
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,097 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: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 180Total filings over 6 yrs
- 4.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.4%Peak (2006)
- 35Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% 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 heaviest input here 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 180 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055011200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055011200?
Census tract 42055011200 in Chambersburg scores 4.8/10 (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 42055011200?
Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055011200?
19.5% of residents in tract 42055011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,844.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055011200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 92th, minority 71th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055011200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 180 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.84% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055011200 compare to Chambersburg overall?
Tract 42055011200 scores 4.8/10, higher than 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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