Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 42029305102 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42029305102 · Chester County, PA · pop 4,315
Census tract 42029305102 belongs to Chester, Pennsylvania. It is home to 4,315 residents and scores 4.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,457 monthly, set against $96,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,504
Renter share6.4%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$96,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chester County and the region
Centroid at 40.0334, -75.9000 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 42029305102 scores 2.7
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,457 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 42029305102 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 98Total filings over 7 yrs
- 20.20%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.2%Peak (2006)
- 17Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 31% 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 42029305102
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 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 26th 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 98 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 20.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% 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 42029305102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42029305102?
Census tract 42029305102 in Chester County scores 2.7/10 (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 42029305102?
Median gross rent is $1,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42029305102?
7.0% of residents in tract 42029305102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,315.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42029305102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 15th, minority 15th, housing 50th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42029305102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42029305102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.20% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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