Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
West Middlesex Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085032701 · Mercer County, PA · pop 4,627 · 31% of tract blocks fall in West Middlesex
In West Middlesex, census tract 42085032701 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $807 a month while the average household earns $71,858 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,078
Renter share22.3%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$71,858
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Middlesex and the region
Centroid at 41.1507, -80.4611 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Middlesex scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Middlesex
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$807 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Middlesex
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Middlesex
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Middlesex
2.3
How West Middlesex compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 164Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.1%Peak (2003)
- 37Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 825% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Middlesex
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 4.2/10. 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 West Middlesex, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 164 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.1% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 42085032701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032701?
Census tract 42085032701 in West Middlesex 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 42085032701?
Median gross rent is $807/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032701?
9.9% of residents in tract 42085032701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,627.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 35th, minority 7th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 164 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085032701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.11% of renter households, peaking at 12.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085032701 compare to West Middlesex overall?
Tract 42085032701 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of West Middlesex at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Middlesex; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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