Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Heatherwood Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Akron
Tract 42071012402 · Lancaster County, PA · pop 4,135 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 42071012402, home to 4,135 residents in Heatherwood Heights in Akron, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #46,400 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,106 monthly, set against $74,360 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,690
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$74,360
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 40.1578, -76.2034 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heatherwood Heights scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Akron
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,106 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Akron
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Akron
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Akron
4.2
How Heatherwood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 95Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2006)
- 23Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 229% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heatherwood Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Akron, 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 95 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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 42071012402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42071012402?
Census tract 42071012402 in the Heatherwood Heights neighborhood 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 42071012402?
Median gross rent is $1,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42071012402?
7.0% of residents in tract 42071012402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,135.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42071012402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 84th, minority 35th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 42071012402 considered part of Heatherwood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42071012402 fall within Heatherwood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42071012402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 95 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42071012402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.39% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42071012402 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 42071012402 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Akron at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Akron; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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