Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Wayne Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42055012100 · Franklin County, PA · pop 4,051 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Wayne Heights
Census tract 42055012100 sits in Wayne Heights, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,171 a month against an average household income of $67,917 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,690
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$67,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne Heights and the region
Centroid at 39.7392, -77.6094 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wayne Heights scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wayne Heights
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,171 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wayne Heights
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wayne Heights
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wayne Heights
2.9
How Wayne Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 28Total filings over 6 yrs
- 2.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2002)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wayne Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Wayne Heights, 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 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 26th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42055012100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42055012100?
Census tract 42055012100 in Wayne Heights scores 2.8/10 (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 42055012100?
Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42055012100?
8.2% of residents in tract 42055012100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,051.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42055012100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 33th, minority 17th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42055012100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42055012100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.54% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42055012100 compare to Wayne Heights overall?
Tract 42055012100 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wayne Heights at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wayne Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wayne Heights
Top eight tracts in Wayne Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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