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Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Phoenixville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42029300900 · Chester County, PA · pop 2,549

Census tract 42029300900 covers part of Phoenixville, PA, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,549. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 8% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,023
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$110,184

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Phoenixville
Low
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#46 of 124 tracts In Chester County
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#1,509 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenixville and the region

Centroid at 40.1225, -75.5191 · click any tract to drill in

Why Phoenixville scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
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.
Phoenixville risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 3009004.5Phoenixvilleparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 59Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 3.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.4%Peak (2005)
  • 14Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42029300900
Filings climbed 133% 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

54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Chester County average of 41.5%. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10.

At $1,406 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Phoenixville commands. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10.

Court records carry 59 eviction filings across 7 observed years. The worst year on record was 2005, when 8.4% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 3.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $110,184, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Chester County average of 4.4 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 42029300900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300900?

Census tract 42029300900 in Phoenixville scores 4.5/10 (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 42029300900?

Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300900?

4.7% of residents in tract 42029300900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,549.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 35th, minority 12th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.71% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 42029300900 compare to Phoenixville overall?

Tract 42029300900 scores 4.5/10, right in line with 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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