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Neighborhood · Downingtown, PA

Windridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 10,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.3–5.1

Windridge spans 2 census tracts of Downingtown, PA, population 10,153. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Downingtown baseline of 24.1%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 839 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 13.7% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,632, 8% above the Downingtown average of $1,518. Judgments average 2.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $88,968.

49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 4.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Windridge vs Downingtown How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.3% +105%
Downingtown: 24.1%
Average gross rent
$1,632 +8%
Downingtown: $1,518
Average HH income
$88,968 +8%
Downingtown: $82,292
Poverty rate
2.3% -67%
Downingtown: 7.1%
Renter share
49.4% -5%
Downingtown: 52.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Windridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.3–5.1

Why Windridge scores 4.7

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 3.4–6.3 across tracts
4.7
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 3.4–4.5 across tracts
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.7–5.0 across tracts
4.4
Tenant organizing strength
49% renter households · Range 4.0–9.1 across tracts
6.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.3–5.0 across tracts
4.7
Economic stress
2.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–4.2 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Windridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7WindridgeNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city4.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Windridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
42029304101 5.1 4,721 38% $1,598
42029304000 4.3 5,432 59% $1,661
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 38

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 29%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Windridge

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 839Total filings (sum)
  • 7.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.7%Peak year (2006)
  • 4.52%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked

About Windridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Windridge?

Windridge scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Windridge compare to Downingtown overall?

Windridge scores 0.2 points higher than Downingtown overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,632 vs $1,518.
Q3

What is the average rent in Windridge?

Average gross rent in Windridge is $1,632/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Windridge residents are renters?

49% of Windridge households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Downingtown). The neighborhood has 10,153 residents.
Q5

Is Windridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Windridge sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Windridge have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Windridge is census tract 42029304101 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Windridge for landlords?

Windridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Downingtown as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Windridge?

Windridge has 10,438 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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