Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Mercers Mill Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Chester
Tract 42029302500 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,635 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 42029302500 runs through the Mercers Mill area of West Chester. With 3,635 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,485 monthly, set against $98,519 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,577
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$98,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chester and the region
Centroid at 39.9538, -75.6075 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercers Mill scores 4.9
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
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,485 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Mercers Mill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 126Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2002)
- 16Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 7 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mercers Mill
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Chester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Chester County average of 5.1 and above the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 126 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302500?
Census tract 42029302500 in the Mercers Mill neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 42029302500?
Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302500?
18.9% of residents in tract 42029302500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,635.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 8th, minority 44th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 42029302500 considered part of Mercers Mill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42029302500 fall within Mercers Mill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029302500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 126 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029302500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.81% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42029302500 compare to West Chester overall?
Tract 42029302500 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of West Chester at 4.2/10. 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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