Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Grove City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42085032900 · Mercer County, PA · pop 2,953 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Grove City
With a score of 3.2/10, tract 42085032900 in Grove City, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,953 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.2/10.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,283
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$66,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grove City and the region
Centroid at 41.1611, -80.0783 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grove City scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grove City
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$912 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grove City
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grove City
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grove City
3.6
How Grove City 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.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 30Total filings over 6 yrs
- 1.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2000)
- 5Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grove City
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.4/10. Court records carry 30 eviction filings across 6 observed years.
Against the Mercer County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. The worst year on record was 2000, when 2.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 1.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 3.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $66,875, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 35% of renters.
Average gross rent is $912, close to the Grove City average. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032900?
Census tract 42085032900 in Grove City scores 3.2/10 (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 42085032900?
Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42085032900?
8.6% of residents in tract 42085032900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,953.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42085032900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 19th, minority 13th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42085032900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42085032900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.11% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42085032900 compare to Grove City overall?
Tract 42085032900 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Grove City at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grove City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grove City
Top eight tracts in Grove City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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