1 census tracts · pop 3,635 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.7–7.7
Mercers Mill maps to a single census tract in West Chester, PA, population 3,635. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Against a West Chester baseline of 31.8%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 126 evictions logged in this tract.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,485, 14% below the West Chester average of $1,731. The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 2.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2006, is well off that peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of West Chester, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Against average income of $98,519, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mercers Mill vs West ChesterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mercers Mill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
126Total filings (sum)
1.81%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2002)
1.62%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Mercers Mill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mercers Mill?
Mercers Mill scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Mercers Mill compare to West Chester overall?
Mercers Mill scores 1.4 points higher than West Chester overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,485 vs $1,731.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mercers Mill?
Average gross rent in Mercers Mill is $1,485/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mercers Mill residents are renters?
58% of Mercers Mill households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in West Chester). The neighborhood has 3,635 residents.
Q5
Is Mercers Mill a high social-vulnerability area?
Mercers Mill sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mercers Mill for landlords?
Mercers Mill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Chester as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mercers Mill?
Mercers Mill has 3,539 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
