Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42085032702 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032702 · Mercer County, PA · pop 2,353
Census tract 42085032702 runs through Mercer. With 2,353 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 22% of US census tracts.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $810 a month while the average household earns $63,819 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units951
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$63,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer County and the region
Centroid at 41.1963, -80.3527 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42085032702 scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$810 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 42085032702 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 45Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.6%Peak (2001)
- 3Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42085032702
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty 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 set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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 45 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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 42085032702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032702?
Census tract 42085032702 in Mercer County scores 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 42085032702?
Median gross rent is $810/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032702?
9.4% of residents in tract 42085032702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,353.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 41th, minority 8th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42085032702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.08% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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