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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 42055011302 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42055011302 · Franklin County, PA · pop 6,383

Census tract 42055011302 covers Franklin in Franklin County, home to 6,383 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $843 a month against an average household income of $97,833 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,358
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$97,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#20 of 33 tracts In Franklin County
Moderate
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,538 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Franklin County and the region

Centroid at 39.9706, -77.7407 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42055011302 scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$843 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 42055011302 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 42055011302 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 011302County: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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)

  • 161Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 5.92%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.1%Peak (2006)
  • 40Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 420550113022000: 20 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2001: 27 filings (6.72/100 renter HHs)2002: 29 filings (7.21/100 renter HHs)2004: 22 filings (5.47/100 renter HHs)2005: 23 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2006: 40 filings (7.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42055011302

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Franklin County average of 5.0 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 161 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 42055011302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055011302?

Census tract 42055011302 in Franklin County scores 2.5/10 (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 42055011302?

Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42055011302?

9.1% of residents in tract 42055011302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,383.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42055011302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 76th, minority 21th, housing 19th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055011302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 161 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055011302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.92% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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