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Neighborhood · Chesterbrook, PA

Howellville Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 18,512 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 4.1-6.2

Howellville is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chesterbrook with 4 census tracts and a population of 18,512 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,445/month sits 0% lower than the Chesterbrook citywide average ($2,452).

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Howellville vs Chesterbrook How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.5% +120%
Chesterbrook: 25.2%
Average gross rent
$2,445 0%
Chesterbrook: $2,452
Average HH income
$186,901 +33%
Chesterbrook: $140,972
Poverty rate
4.5% +226%
Chesterbrook: 1.4%
Renter share
22.7% -41%
Chesterbrook: 38.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Howellville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4.1-6.2

Why Howellville scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.4-3.4 across tracts
3.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.9-5.9 across tracts
5.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.4-6.7 across tracts
4.9
Rent control risk
56% of income on rent · Range 3.4-7.5 across tracts
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0-5.0 across tracts
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
23% renter households · Range 4.0-7.5 across tracts
5.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0-5.2 across tracts
4.4
Economic stress
4.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0-1.8 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6-10.0 across tracts
7.5
Risk score comparison

Howellville vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Howellville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Howellville: 5.35.3HowellvilleNeighborhoodParent city: 4.14.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.36.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Howellville?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 2.1 points from 4.1 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Howellville

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42029300104 6.2 5,652 57% $1,725
42029300107 6.2 4,637 91% $3,501
42029300103 4.6 2,795 52% $1,811
42029300106 4.1 5,428 25% $2,618
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 9%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 42%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Howellville

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

  • 102Total filings (sum)
  • 1.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak year (2005)
  • 2.66%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Howellville

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Howellville?

Howellville scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

Q2

How does Howellville compare to Chesterbrook overall?

Howellville scores 1.2 points higher than Chesterbrook overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,445 vs $2,452.

Q3

What is the average rent in Howellville?

Average gross rent in Howellville is $2,445/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Howellville residents are renters?

23% of Howellville households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Chesterbrook). The neighborhood has 18,512 residents.

Q5

Is Howellville a high social-vulnerability area?

Howellville sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

Which tracts in Howellville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Howellville is census tract 42029300104 (score 6.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 6.2, a spread of 2.1 points.

Q7

How safe is Howellville for landlords?

Howellville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chesterbrook as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Howellville?

Howellville has 18,654 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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