Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Phoenixville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42029300700 · Chester County, PA · pop 5,428
42029300700 is a census tract in Phoenixville, PA. It scores 5.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,428 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
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
84
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phoenixville and the region
Centroid at 40.1304, -75.5182 · click any tract to drill in
Why Phoenixville scores 5.5
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
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Chester County average of 41.5%.
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Against the Chester County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 443 filings here across 7 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2004, when 8.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 6.3% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,610, close to the Phoenixville average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300700?
Census tract 42029300700 in Phoenixville scores 5.5/10 (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 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 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Phoenixville at 4.5/10. 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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