Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029301600 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029301600 ·
Chester County, PA · pop 2,583
For landlords sizing up Chester, census tract 42029301600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 12% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,839 monthly, set against $101,023 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 12%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$101,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
63th percentile
#46 of 124 tracts In Chester County
Elevated
Within state
24th percentile
#2,619 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Low
National
19th percentile
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.1751, -75.7570 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029301600 scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,839 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 Tract 42029301600 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.
23%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
17%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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Pennsylvania eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Chester County average of 5.1 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029301600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029301600?
Census tract 42029301600 in Chester County scores 2.4/10 (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 42029301600?
Median gross rent is $1,839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029301600?
4.2% of residents in tract 42029301600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,583.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029301600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 33th, minority 10th, housing 17th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029301600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 42029301600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.25% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.