Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Latonka Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085032601 · Mercer County, PA · pop 5,698 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Lake Latonka
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 42085032601 in Lake Latonka ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,698 residents. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $540 monthly, set against $74,714 in average yearly household income, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,203
Renter share10.3%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$74,714
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Latonka and the region
Centroid at 41.2443, -80.2716 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Latonka scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Latonka
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$540 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Latonka
2.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Latonka
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Latonka
2.2
How Lake Latonka compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 191Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.7%Peak (2006)
- 40Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Latonka
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.1/10. 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 Lake Latonka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 49th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 191 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.7% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032601?
Census tract 42085032601 in Lake Latonka scores 2.9/10 (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 42085032601?
Median gross rent is $540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032601?
11.3% of residents in tract 42085032601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,698.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 39th, minority 9th, housing 82th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 191 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085032601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.95% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085032601 compare to Lake Latonka overall?
Tract 42085032601 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Latonka at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Latonka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Latonka
Top eight tracts in Lake Latonka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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