Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42055011400 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055011400 · Franklin County, PA · pop 5,934
In Franklin, census tract 42055011400 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,148 monthly, set against $67,247 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share19.8%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$67,247
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Franklin County and the region
Centroid at 39.9254, -77.8051 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42055011400 scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,148 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 42055011400 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 255Total filings over 6 yrs
- 11.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.7%Peak (2006)
- 105Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 114% 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 42055011400
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 255 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 11.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.7% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055011400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055011400?
Census tract 42055011400 in Franklin County scores 2.9/10 (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 42055011400?
Median gross rent is $1,148/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055011400?
6.7% of residents in tract 42055011400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,934.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055011400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 90th, minority 2th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055011400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 255 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055011400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.87% of renter households, peaking at 26.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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