Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Sandy Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032504 · Mercer County, PA · pop 2,796 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Sandy Lake
Here is how census tract 42085032504, in Sandy Lake, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,796. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $799 monthly, set against $59,700 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,265
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$59,700
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sandy Lake and the region
Centroid at 41.3371, -80.0592 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sandy Lake scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sandy Lake
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$799 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sandy Lake
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sandy Lake
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sandy Lake
4.7
How Sandy Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sandy Lake
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Sandy Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Mercer County average of 5.2 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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 42085032504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032504?
Census tract 42085032504 in Sandy Lake scores 4.8/10 (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 42085032504?
Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032504?
12.0% of residents in tract 42085032504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,796.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 72th, minority 11th, housing 42th.
Q5
How does tract 42085032504 compare to Sandy Lake overall?
Tract 42085032504 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sandy Lake at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sandy Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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