Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Ephrata Commercial Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42071012301 · Lancaster County, PA · pop 3,520 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 42071012301 belongs to the Ephrata Commercial Historic District neighborhood of Ephrata, Pennsylvania. It is home to 3,520 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,078 a month against an average household income of $69,936 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,473
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$69,936
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ephrata and the region
Centroid at 40.1868, -76.1827 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ephrata Commercial Historic District scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ephrata
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,078 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ephrata
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ephrata
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ephrata
4.4
How Ephrata Commercial Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 84Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2001)
- 15Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ephrata Commercial Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ephrata Commercial Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Ephrata eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lancaster County average of 5.3 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 84 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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 42071012301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42071012301?
Census tract 42071012301 in the Ephrata Commercial Historic District neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 42071012301?
Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42071012301?
9.9% of residents in tract 42071012301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,520.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42071012301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 69th, minority 20th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 42071012301 considered part of Ephrata Commercial Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42071012301 fall within Ephrata Commercial Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42071012301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 84 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42071012301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42071012301 compare to Ephrata overall?
Tract 42071012301 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Ephrata at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ephrata eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ephrata
Top eight tracts in Ephrata ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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