Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Finleyville Eviction Risk: Lower , Gastonville
Tract 42125771200 · Washington County, PA · pop 3,091 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In the Finleyville neighborhood of Gastonville, census tract 42125771200 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $933 a month while the average household earns $73,935 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share16.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$73,935
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonville and the region
Centroid at 40.2681, -80.0074 · click any tract to drill in
Why Finleyville scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gastonville
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$933 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gastonville
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gastonville
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gastonville
5.7
How Finleyville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 192Total filings over 7 yrs
- 10.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.8%Peak (2001)
- 24Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Finleyville
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 Gastonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 4.8 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 23rd 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 192 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42125771200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125771200?
Census tract 42125771200 in the Finleyville neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 42125771200?
Median gross rent is $933/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42125771200?
4.7% of residents in tract 42125771200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42125771200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 38th, minority 2th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 42125771200 considered part of Finleyville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42125771200 fall within Finleyville (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42125771200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 192 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42125771200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.65% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42125771200 compare to Gastonville overall?
Tract 42125771200 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Gastonville at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gastonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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