Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Exton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029302206 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,648 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Exton
Census tract 42029302206 runs through Exton. With 5,648 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #63,125 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,082 a month while the average household earns $130,800 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,228
Renter share54.5%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$130,800
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Exton and the region
Centroid at 40.0310, -75.6511 · click any tract to drill in
Why Exton scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Exton
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,082 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Exton
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Exton
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Exton
3.1
How Exton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Exton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Exton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Chester County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302206?
Census tract 42029302206 in Exton scores 1.3/10 (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 42029302206?
Median gross rent is $2,082/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302206?
4.2% of residents in tract 42029302206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,648.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 15th, minority 47th, housing 31th.
Q5
How does tract 42029302206 compare to Exton overall?
Tract 42029302206 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Exton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Exton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Exton
Top eight tracts in Exton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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