Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Grove City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42085032900 · Mercer County, PA · pop 2,953 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Grove City
Tract 42085032900, home to 2,953 residents in Grove City in Mercer County, scores 4.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $912 a month while the average household earns $66,875 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
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
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
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 4.1
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
What moves this score most is 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 inherited from Grove City, 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.
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 30 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42085032900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42085032900?
Census tract 42085032900 in Grove City 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.
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 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Grove City at 3.9/10. 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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