Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Mont Alto Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 42055012001 · Franklin County, PA · pop 3,536 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Mont Alto

Mont Alto is where census tract 42055012001 sits, home to 3,536 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,069 a month while the average household earns $64,321 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,385

Renter share20.4%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate9.2%

Median income$64,321

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mont Alto and the region

Centroid at 39.8009, -77.5056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mont Alto scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Mont Alto

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.8

State political climate

Pennsylvania legislature & governorship

3.4

Economic stress

9.2% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,069 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mont Alto

2.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mont Alto

5.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mont Alto

4.3

How Mont Alto compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

55%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mont Alto

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. 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 Mont Alto, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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 42055012001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055012001?

Census tract 42055012001 in Mont Alto scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42055012001?

Median gross rent is $1,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42055012001?

9.2% of residents in tract 42055012001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,536.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42055012001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 58th, minority 21th, housing 62th.

How does tract 42055012001 compare to Mont Alto overall?

Tract 42055012001 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Mont Alto at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mont Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.