Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Bessemer Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42073011200 · Lawrence County, PA · pop 2,217 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Bessemer
Census tract 42073011200 sits in Bessemer, Pennsylvania eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,749 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $912 a month while the average household earns $71,250 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units825
Renter share14.5%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$71,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bessemer and the region
Centroid at 40.9768, -80.4679 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bessemer scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bessemer
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$912 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bessemer
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bessemer
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bessemer
7.1
How Bessemer compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 24Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2006)
- 10Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 900% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bessemer
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Bessemer, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lawrence County average of 5.5 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42073011200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42073011200?
Census tract 42073011200 in Bessemer scores 3.2/10 (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 42073011200?
Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42073011200?
5.5% of residents in tract 42073011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,217.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42073011200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 24th, minority 6th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42073011200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42073011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.49% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42073011200 compare to Bessemer overall?
Tract 42073011200 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Bessemer at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bessemer; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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