Within county
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029302806 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029302806 · Chester County, PA · pop 3,007
Tract 42029302806, home to 3,007 residents in Chester in Chester County, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,420 a month against an average household income of $75,189 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,868
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$75,189
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 39.9643, -75.5440 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029302806 scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 42029302806 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42029302806
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 about the same as 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 14th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029302806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029302806?
Census tract 42029302806 in Chester County scores 3.6/10 (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 42029302806?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029302806?
13.9% of residents in tract 42029302806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,007.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029302806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 35th, minority 41th, housing 8th.
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