Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Caln Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42029311401 · Chester County, PA · pop 7,321 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Caln
Census tract 42029311401 covers part of Caln, PA, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. 27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,722
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$97,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Caln and the region
Centroid at 39.9971, -75.7829 · click any tract to drill in
Why Caln scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Caln
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,660 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Caln
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Caln
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Caln
5.7
How Caln compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 906Total filings over 7 yrs
- 22.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.6%Peak (2006)
- 172Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Caln
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,660, 24% above the Caln average. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10.
Court records carry 906 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 3/10.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 34.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 22.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029311401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029311401?
Census tract 42029311401 in Caln scores 5/10 (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 42029311401?
Median gross rent is $1,660/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029311401?
7.7% of residents in tract 42029311401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,321.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029311401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 8th, minority 53th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029311401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 906 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029311401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.32% of renter households, peaking at 34.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029311401 compare to Caln overall?
Tract 42029311401 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Caln at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Caln; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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