Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42055012002 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055012002 · Franklin County, PA · pop 3,351
The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 42055012002 reflects conditions in Franklin, Pennsylvania. On the national scale it ranks #37,135 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,365 monthly, set against $77,452 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,205
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$77,452
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 39.8170, -77.6013 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42055012002 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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,365 rent vs county FMR
6.4
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 42055012002 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42055012002
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 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 82nd 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 42055012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055012002?
Census tract 42055012002 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 42055012002?
Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055012002?
9.0% of residents in tract 42055012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,351.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 95th, minority 1th, housing 76th.
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