Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
State Line Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055011900 · Franklin County, PA · pop 7,102 · 19% of tract blocks fall in State Line
Census tract 42055011900 belongs to State Line, Pennsylvania. It is home to 7,102 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,173 a month while the average household earns $84,270 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,752
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$84,270
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across State Line and the region
Centroid at 39.7872, -77.6807 · click any tract to drill in
Why State Line scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from State Line
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,173 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from State Line
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from State Line
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from State Line
4.2
How State Line compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 16%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)
- 36Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.2%Peak (2006)
- 11Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in State Line
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from State Line, 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055011900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055011900?
Census tract 42055011900 in State Line scores 2.4/10 (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 42055011900?
Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055011900?
7.0% of residents in tract 42055011900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,102.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055011900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 23th, minority 16th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055011900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055011900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.71% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055011900 compare to State Line overall?
Tract 42055011900 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of State Line at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from State Line; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in State Line
Top eight tracts in State Line ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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