Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Berwyn Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42029300201 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,590 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Berwyn
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 42029300201 in Berwyn, PA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,590. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,081
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$160,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berwyn and the region
Centroid at 40.0388, -75.4421 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berwyn scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Berwyn
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,755 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Berwyn
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Berwyn
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Berwyn
5.9
How Berwyn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 25Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.3%Peak (2003)
- 6Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berwyn
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 25 eviction filings across 7 observed years.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10. Filings peaked in 2003 at 1.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 0.7% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10.
Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $160,813, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
43% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300201?
Census tract 42029300201 in Berwyn scores 4.2/10 (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 42029300201?
Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300201?
9.8% of residents in tract 42029300201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,590.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 73th, minority 30th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.73% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029300201 compare to Berwyn overall?
Tract 42029300201 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Berwyn at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berwyn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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