Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Phoenixville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300700 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,428
How risky is Phoenixville for landlords? Census tract 42029300700 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #30,707 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,610 a month while the average household earns $88,727 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,683
Renter share56.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$88,727
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phoenixville and the region
Centroid at 40.1304, -75.5182 · click any tract to drill in
Why Phoenixville scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Phoenixville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,610 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Phoenixville
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Phoenixville
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Phoenixville
4.7
How Phoenixville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 443Total filings over 7 yrs
- 6.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.0%Peak (2004)
- 74Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Phoenixville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Phoenixville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Chester County average of 5.1 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 443 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.0% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300700?
Census tract 42029300700 in Phoenixville scores 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 42029300700?
Median gross rent is $1,610/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300700?
8.6% of residents in tract 42029300700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 5th, minority 31th, housing 25th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 443 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.34% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029300700 compare to Phoenixville overall?
Tract 42029300700 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Phoenixville at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phoenixville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Phoenixville
Top eight tracts in Phoenixville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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