Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Avonwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300108 · Chester County, PA · pop 6,657 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
How risky is the Avonwood area of Chester for landlords? Census tract 42029300108 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,891 a month while the average household earns $123,963 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,618
Renter share43.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$123,963
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.0642, -75.4161 · click any tract to drill in
Why Avonwood scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,891 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Avonwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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)
- 281Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2006)
- 75Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 1,400% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Avonwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avonwood
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 281 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 42029300108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300108?
Census tract 42029300108 in the Avonwood neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 42029300108?
Median gross rent is $1,891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029300108?
2.3% of residents in tract 42029300108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,657.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029300108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 12th, minority 55th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 42029300108 considered part of Avonwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029300108 fall within Avonwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029300108?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 281 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029300108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.19% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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