Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Wheatland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Farrell
Tract 42085031100 · Mercer County, PA · pop 1,568 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 42085031100 runs through Wheatland in Farrell. With 1,568 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $705 a month against an average household income of $44,570 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units737
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$44,570
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Farrell and the region
Centroid at 41.2024, -80.4780 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheatland scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Farrell
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$705 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Farrell
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Farrell
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Farrell
4.8
How Wheatland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 189Total filings over 7 yrs
- 12.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.0%Peak (2001)
- 7Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 73% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wheatland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheatland
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $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 Farrell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mercer County average of 5.2 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 189 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.0% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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 42085031100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085031100?
Census tract 42085031100 in the Wheatland neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 42085031100?
Median gross rent is $705/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085031100?
17.4% of residents in tract 42085031100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085031100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 74th, minority 31th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 42085031100 considered part of Wheatland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42085031100 fall within Wheatland (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085031100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085031100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.45% of renter households, peaking at 15.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42085031100 compare to Farrell overall?
Tract 42085031100 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Farrell at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Farrell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Farrell
Top eight tracts in Farrell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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