Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Heatherwood Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Akron
Tract 42071012402 · Lancaster County, PA · pop 4,135 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 42071012402 covers part of the Heatherwood Heights area of Akron, PA, and scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,135. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
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
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
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 4.1
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
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.8/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. Court records carry 95 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 3.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Against average income of $74,360, annual rent is just 18%.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Lancaster County average of 4.2 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,106, close to the Akron average. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Akron at 4/10. 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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