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Elwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Washington

Tract 42125754400 · Washington County, PA · pop 1,820 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the Elwood Park area of Washington, census tract 42125754400 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $947 monthly, set against $42,344 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 38% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units800
Renter share66.8%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate22.0%
Median income$42,344

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Elwood Park
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Washington
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 62 tracts In Washington County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#857 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington and the region

Centroid at 40.1712, -80.2613 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elwood Park scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Washington
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
22.0% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$947 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Washington
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Washington
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Washington
5.8

How Elwood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elwood Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 754400Washington: 4.14.1Washingtonparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 288Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 10.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.7%Peak (2000)
  • 41Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 421257544002000: 56 filings (13.70/100 renter HHs)2001: 38 filings (9.30/100 renter HHs)2002: 34 filings (8.32/100 renter HHs)2003: 37 filings (9.05/100 renter HHs)2004: 35 filings (8.56/100 renter HHs)2005: 47 filings (11.78/100 renter HHs)2006: 41 filings (10.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 7 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elwood Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Washington eviction laws, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 4.8 and in line with the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 288 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 10.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.7% of renter households in 2000.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 42125754400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125754400?

Census tract 42125754400 in the Elwood Park neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 42125754400?

Median gross rent is $947/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 42125754400?

22.0% of residents in tract 42125754400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,820.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 42125754400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 47th, minority 58th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 42125754400 considered part of Elwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42125754400 fall within Elwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42125754400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 288 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42125754400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.14% of renter households, peaking at 13.7% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 42125754400 compare to Washington overall?

Tract 42125754400 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Washington at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Washington eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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