Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
West Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , Avondale
Tract 42029311702 · Chester County, PA · pop 7,185 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 42029311702 covers part of the West Grove area of Avondale, PA, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs around two-thirds here against 41.5% across Chester County.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,237
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$186,106
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avondale and the region
Centroid at 39.8097, -75.8132 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Grove scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avondale
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,458 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avondale
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avondale
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avondale
6.5
How West Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Grove
The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.8/10.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10. It sits 0.7 points below the Chester County average of 4.4.
Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.4/10. Against average income of $186,106, annual rent is just 9%. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029311702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029311702?
Census tract 42029311702 in the West Grove neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 42029311702?
Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029311702?
2.0% of residents in tract 42029311702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,185.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029311702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 42th, minority 44th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 42029311702 considered part of West Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029311702 fall within West Grove (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 42029311702 compare to Avondale overall?
Tract 42029311702 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Avondale at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avondale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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