Within county
85
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029304900 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029304900 · Chester County, PA · pop 8,265
Eviction risk in Chester eviction risk centers on tract 42029304900, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 8,265 residents. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,407 monthly, set against $82,639 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units3,060
Renter share27.2%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$82,639
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.0893, -75.8865 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029304900 scores 3.3
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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,407 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 42029304900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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)
- 461Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.5%Peak (2006)
- 100Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 82% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 42029304900
What moves this score most is 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 in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 461 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.5% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42029304900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029304900?
Census tract 42029304900 in Chester County scores 3.3/10 (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 42029304900?
Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029304900?
10.8% of residents in tract 42029304900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,265.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029304900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 61th, minority 9th, housing 98th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029304900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 461 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029304900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.90% of renter households, peaking at 20.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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