Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Palmyra Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42075003902 · Lebanon County, PA · pop 4,505
Census tract 42075003902 covers Palmyra, home to 4,505 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 48th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,168 a month against an average household income of $77,500 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$77,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmyra and the region
Centroid at 40.3052, -76.5920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmyra scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmyra
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,168 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmyra
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmyra
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmyra
5.5
How Palmyra compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 88Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2005)
- 18Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmyra
What moves this score most is 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 Palmyra, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lebanon 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 88 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 42075003902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42075003902?
Census tract 42075003902 in Palmyra scores 4.7/10 (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 42075003902?
Median gross rent is $1,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42075003902?
15.3% of residents in tract 42075003902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,505.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42075003902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 64th, minority 40th, housing 16th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42075003902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 88 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42075003902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.65% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42075003902 compare to Palmyra overall?
Tract 42075003902 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Palmyra at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmyra; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmyra
Top eight tracts in Palmyra ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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