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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Elizabeth Manor Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Chester

Tract 42029302600 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,599 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 42029302600 covers part of the Elizabeth Manor area of West Chester, PA, and scores 7.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It sits 3.3 points above the Chester County average of 4.4.

Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 36% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,787
Renter share64.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate29.5%
Median income$80,762

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Elizabeth Manor
Very High
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In West Chester
High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 124 tracts In Chester County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#135 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Chester and the region

Centroid at 39.9584, -75.5964 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elizabeth Manor scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
29.5% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,550 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Elizabeth Manor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elizabeth Manor risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.7This tracttract 3026006.3West Chesterparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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)

  • 330Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2001)
  • 45Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42029302600
Filings dropped 18% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Elizabeth Manor. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elizabeth Manor

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The poverty rate is 30%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 7.4/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 330 filings here across 7 tracked years. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.1/10. At $1,550 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of West Chester commands.

The worst year on record was 2001, when 5.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10. Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 3.1 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,762.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 42029302600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302600?

Census tract 42029302600 in the Elizabeth Manor 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 42029302600?

Median gross rent is $1,550/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302600?

29.5% of residents in tract 42029302600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,599.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 11th, minority 54th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 42029302600 considered part of Elizabeth Manor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029302600 fall within Elizabeth Manor (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029302600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 330 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029302600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.26% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42029302600 compare to West Chester overall?

Tract 42029302600 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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