Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Avonwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029300108 · Chester County, PA · pop 6,657 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 3.6/10, tract 42029300108 in the Avonwood area of Chester County, PA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,657 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
3.6
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
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
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 3.6
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
Against Chester County at 41.5%, 30% of renters here are cost-burdened. The filing record is not thin: 281 evictions over 7 years of observation.
Against the Chester County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. Filings peaked in 2006 at 8.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,891 a month.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029300108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029300108?
Census tract 42029300108 in the Avonwood neighborhood 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 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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