Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally
Courtfield Streams Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Chester
Tract 42029302400 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,851 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 42029302400 sits in the Courtfield Streams area of West Chester eviction risk, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,010
Renter share65.9%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$69,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.9632, -75.6141 · click any tract to drill in
Why Courtfield Streams scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Chester
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,634 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chester
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chester
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chester
7.1
How Courtfield Streams compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 654Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.4%Peak (2005)
- 95Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Courtfield Streams
It sits 3.3 points above the Chester County average of 4.4. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Against Chester County at 41.5%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 654 evictions over 7 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2005 at 11.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 9.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #9,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 3.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,634, close to the West Chester average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302400?
Census tract 42029302400 in the Courtfield Streams neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 42029302400?
Median gross rent is $1,634/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302400?
15.6% of residents in tract 42029302400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,851.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 32th, minority 53th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 42029302400 considered part of Courtfield Streams?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029302400 fall within Courtfield Streams (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029302400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 654 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029302400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.89% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029302400 compare to West Chester overall?
Tract 42029302400 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of West Chester at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Chester
Top eight tracts in West Chester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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