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Tract 42085032801 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42085032801 · Mercer County, PA · pop 3,005

For landlords sizing up Mercer in Mercer County, census tract 42085032801 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $907 monthly, set against $74,507 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 5% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,230

Renter share15.3%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate13.7%

Median income$74,507

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mercer County and the region

Centroid at 41.1922, -80.0597 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 42085032801 scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

13.7% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$907 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 42085032801 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

23%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 42085032801

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 42085032801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032801?

Census tract 42085032801 in Mercer County scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 42085032801?

Median gross rent is $907/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032801?

13.7% of residents in tract 42085032801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,005.

How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 26th, minority 2th, housing 68th.