Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Phoenixville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300800 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,665
Eviction risk in Phoenixville eviction risk centers on tract 42029300800, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,665 residents. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,406 a month against an average household income of $73,558 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,292
Renter share59.7%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$73,558
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phoenixville and the region
Centroid at 40.1277, -75.5323 · click any tract to drill in
Why Phoenixville scores 3.6
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
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 442Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.5%Peak (2005)
- 105Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 338% 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 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 442 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.5% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300800?
Census tract 42029300800 in Phoenixville scores 3.6/10 (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 42029300800?
Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300800?
13.0% of residents in tract 42029300800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,665.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 53th, minority 40th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 442 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.51% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42029300800 compare to Phoenixville overall?
Tract 42029300800 scores 3.6/10, right in line with 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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